Edward Hopper
The Whitney Confronts Reality In Excellent Hopper Exhibition
Who’s responsible for mounting the superb exhibition devoted to the paintings, drawings, prints an read more »
The Whitney Confronts Reality In Excellent Hopper Exhibition
Who’s responsible for mounting the superb exhibition devoted to the paintings, drawings, print read more »
On the Rocks: Swiss Sculptor Makes Magic From Monoliths
Starry-eyed cynicism coupled with careerist savvy characterizes an increasingly youthful contemporar read more »
Charles Burchfield: In Macabre Painting, Dark Introspection
The American painter Charles Burchfield (1893-1967), whose work is the subject of a splendid exhibit read more »
At Fillip's, Peace and Quiet, And French From a Textbook
I had in mind the sort of casual place I used to frequent in the Village: doors folded back onto the read more »
At Fillip’s, Peace and Quiet, And French From a Textbook

James Hamilton
At this Chelsea spot, the freshest ingredients go into accomplished but often characterless cooking of the classic French variety.
I had in mind the sort of casual place I used to frequent in the Village: doors folded back onto the read more »
A Group Show Figures Out Aesthetics of Human Form
Abstract painters like to bitch and moan about their lot in life. read more »
A Lover of Beauty, Guy Pène du Bois Painted His Ideal
Nowadays, neither the art nor the writings nor even the name of the American painter Guy Pène du Bo read more »
Painter Lois Dodd, Overlooked by Era, Finally Is Fêted
Let's face it: There's a class of highly accomplished American painters whose work has been consiste read more »
The New Squid Row? Terrific Italian on the Bowery
Don't be put off by its name or address. read more »
An Unpretentious Wine Bar, More Aggressive than Genteel
In Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies , a gossip columnisttakes vengeance on his readers "with sultan- read more »
Preserving a Way of Life-On Canvas
Edla Cusick's show Cityscapes at the Asyl Gallery, which came down on Feb. read more »











