Feb. 29, 2012
The Frick Collection has organized another of its remarkable small exhibitions. This one, however, contains remarkably big works. “Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting,” on view through May 13, 2012, features nine full-length figural canvases by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), all of them shimmering with Impressionist light and feathery brushstrokes. The imposing dimensions of the figures is at odds with what we usually think of as the small scale of Impressionist oils.
New Art MY NIGHT IN CHELSEA by N.F. Karlins
As the fall art season gets underway, our intrepid critic visits exhibitions of works by Minnie Evans, Nick Cave and Lee Bae in Chelsea.
ASIAN PATHWAYS by N.F. Karlins
"Traveling the Silk Road" at the American Museum of Natural History.
N.F. Karlins Archives for 2009
Dec. 22, 2009
HOLIDAY MUSEUM-HOPPING by N.F. Karlins
The Horse Nation, American Beauty, El Greco, New York folk artists and the Danube Valley.
Nov. 24, 2009
SILVER ANNIVERSARY by N.F. Karlins
Choice early photographs at Hans P. Kraus, Jr. Fine Photography.
Oct. 27, 2009
PARADISE ISLAND by N.F. Karlins
Antoine Watteau in three exhibitions in New York museums.
Oct. 5, 2009
Cézanne and America by N.F. Karlins
In a groundbreaking exhibition, the Montclair Art Museum examines Paul Cézanne’s influence on American artists.
Aug. 5, 2009
ARCADIA ALL OVER by N.F. Karlins
"Arcadia" at ClampArt and "Desert Light" at Throckmorton Fine Art.
July 2, 2009
KALEIDOSCOPE QUILTS by N.F. Karlins
A retrospective of Paula Nadelstern’s pieced quilts at the American Folk Art Museum.
June 8, 2009
A VISIT TO SHANGRI LA by N.F. Karlins
Doris Duke’s Islamic treasure trove in Honolulu.
Apr. 8, 2009
CAILLEBOTTE IN BROOKLYN by N.F. Karlins "Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist Paintings from Paris to the Sea" at the Brooklyn Museum.
Mar. 9, 2009
CÉZANNE AND BEYOND by N.F. Karlins A new exhibition celebrates the influence of the 19th-century artist on 18 of his 20th-century colleagues.
Feb. 17, 2009
DRAWING NOTEBOOK by N.F. Karlins "Master Drawings New York," plus major shows at the Met and the Morgan.
Jan. 15, 2009
OUT IS IN by N.F. Karlins Good news at the 2009 Outsider Art Fair.
Jan. 6, 2009
RICCIO AT THE FRICK by N.F. Karlins "Andrea Riccio: Renaissance Master of Bronze" at the Frick Collection.
N.F. Karlins Archives for 2008
Dec. 5, 2008
DRAWING NOTEBOOK by N.F. Karlins Six centuries of drawings of New York City at the New-York Historical Society.
Nov. 13, 2008
FOLK ART NOTEBOOK by N.F. Karlins James Castle, Thomas Chambers and Martín Ramírez.
Oct. 17, 2008
AN ODD COUPLE by N.F. Karlins "Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams" at the Smithsonian.
Sept. 8, 2008
AN ELEGANT RETREAT by N.F. Karlins The summer ends with a trip to the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden.
Aug. 14, 2008
SUMMER SOCIAL by N.F. Karlins Political art in "Competing Ideologies" at D. Wigmore Fine Art. Plus, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper."
July 9, 2008
TREASURES OF HAJJI BABA by N.F. Karlins "Woven Splendor from Timbuktu to Tibet: Exotic Rugs and Textiles from New York Collectors" at the New-York Historical Society.
June 17, 2008
TALKING PICTURES by N.F. Karlins "Glossolalia" at the Museum of Modern Art.
June 5, 2008
TREASURING CRETE by N.F. Karlins "From the Land of the Labyrinth" at the Onassis Cultural Center.
Apr. 24, 2008
JOE & NANCY by N.F. Karlins Joe Brainard’s "The Nancys" get a welcome showing at Tibor de Nagy.
Apr. 10, 2008
BEAUX VISAGE by N.F. Karlins American portraitist Cecilia Beaux gets a long-overdue reassessment.
Mar. 25, 2008
ADVENTURES IN PHOTOGRAPHY by N.F. Karlins A retrospective of the work of 20th-century photographer (and Surrealist muse) Lee Miller.
Mar. 4, 2008
FOLK HEROINE by N.F. Karlins A retrospective of the celebrated self-taught painter Malcah Zeldis.
