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Doug McClemont on the Shows Not to Miss in New York

Rineke Dijkstra at The Guggenheim www.guggenheim.com A comprehensive mid-career retrospective of the important Dutch photographer. Dijkstra is arguably best known for her depictions of individual youths on beaches around the world. As the subjects—each almost imperceptibly uncomfortable in their own …

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Doug McClemont’s Top 10 Shows in New York

Dana Schutz at Friedrich Petzel Not very long ago, Schutz left her original gallery and requested that Petzel represent her, reportedly because the artist was a fan of...

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New York Shows Recommended by Paul Carey-Kent

There’s more art in New York than anywhere else, and Armory week boasted several fairs as well as the usual 50-odd institutional spaces, some of them huge, and over 400 commercial...

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Must-See Shows in New York by William Corwin

Wandering around Chelsea late morning on a Friday, I found myself in the big room of Gagosian, staring at the giant oversized Hirst dot painting, the really big...

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DOUG McCLEMONT’S TOP TEN NEW YORK SHOWS-JANUARY

Jeff Wall at Marian Goodman The fact that one can’t pinpoint why a Jeff Wall photograph so strongly imprints itself on the mind is just one...

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Top 10 London shows by Paul Carey-Kent

London is painting central at the moment (Leonardo, Degas, Richter, Sasnal, Condo, Saatchi’s Germans, Dulwich’s Canadians…) but that’s not my theme. Rembrandt’s self-portraits in stimulating interaction with Bacon’s...

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NYC top 10 by DOUG MCCLEMONT

Jim Hodges at Barbara Gladstone For his gallery exhibitions, Jim Hodges creates theatricalized poetry that is poignant and elegant; his work will often evoke knowing smiles...

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Top Ten November shows in NYC by Doug McClemont

  Matthew Brannon-“Gentleman’s Relish” at Casey Kaplan Arguably the most theatrical and genre-busting show currently on view in New York. Brannon is...

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Doug McClemont’s Top Ten New York Shows: Oct-Nov, 2011

    Richard Serra at Gagosian Chelsea For the exhibition entitled “Junction/Cycle,” one of the reigning macho man artists presents two of his newest massive “weatherproof steel” sculptures....

Doug McClemont’s Top Ten New York Shows In September, 2011

La Carte d’Apres Nature at Matthew Marks

One of the meatiest exhibitions currently on view in New York. Curated by German photographer...