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Report from the Front

Art criticism, sometimes with context, occasional politics. New shows: "events;" how to support the online edition: "works."

 

FAREWELL, HOWARD SCOTT & HELLO, ATTA KWAMI

Atta Kwami, "Thami Mnyele II," 2016. Courtesy Howard Scott Gallery
Although I didn’t review every show that Howard Scott staged in his eponymous Chelsea gallery, I did stop by to look at the work he displayed more often. Scott’s taste was usually purer and more minimal than mine, but the gallery as a whole was a class act. This was particularly true with its final presentation—a show called: “Thami,” featuring the powerfully colorful geometric abstractions of a Ghanaian artist named Atta Kwami (closed March 18).  Read More 
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