Andrew Russeth

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Andrew Russeth

This week in Newly Reviewed, Andrew Russeth covers Léon Spilliaert's brooding pieces, Betty Parsons's restless forms, Adriana Ramic's beetles and Ho Tam's barbers. Through April 12. David Zwirner, 537 West 20th Street, Manhattan; 212-517-8677, davidzwirner.com. Image In the most unforgettable picture in this thrilling show, the Belgian artist Léon Spilliaert stands in a dimly lit room and stares straight at - or through - you.

2 months ago | news.artnet.com | Andrew Russeth

The painter, writer, and editor Walter Robinson, a stalwart contributor to the New York art scene for more than 50 years, died on Sunday at his home in New York. He was 74. The cause was liver cancer, according to his wife, the painter conservator Lisa Rosen. Robinson was one of those exceedingly rare figures who always managed to be up to something new and intriguing.

2 months ago | news.artnet.com | Andrew Russeth

Late one night in the spring of 2010, after a burger and beers with friends at J.G. Melon on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, I had an all-time-great art experience. It was around 1 a.m. and unusually hot, as I recall, when we walked the few blocks over to the Whitney. The biennial was on view, and the museum was still open. Not many people were inside, but they all seemed to be having a great time—almost immediately, we were, too.

Jan 8, 2025 | 16miles.com | Andrew Russeth

Installation view of “Shinkichi Tajiri: The Restless Wanderer” at the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, the Netherlands.  New York! Last January, I moved back here from South Korea, and so my top 10 list for 2024 is focused largely on the city, with some other shows I visited while traveling also in the mix. I had almost (but not quite) forgotten just how art-rich New York is. Whether measuring by quantity or quality, there is no place like it, and so assembling a top 10 was difficult.

Dec 20, 2024 | news.artnet.com | Andrew Russeth

I am suspicious of people who do not like art fairs. If you love art, how can you not get at least a little pleasure from seeing hundreds of artworks—and probably thousands of artworks—in one convenient location? It’s a miracle! Of course, I get it. Fairs are often overcrowded, with both humans and art, and the quality of that art varies wildly. Only particular kinds of work tend to be on view at them. Fairs “are about what money likes,” as the critic Peter Schjeldahl once put it.