Noah Becker's whitehot magazine of contemporary art

Luiz D’Orey at Elga Wimmer PCC by Jonathan Goodman - New York

While there is no theme that can be ascribed to the patterns we see--how can the particulars of a rumor be described visually?--at the same time we can enjoy the overall pattern of language imposed as a visual field   read more...

Nothing lasts forever: Olafur Eliasson at the Tate Modern by Brian Ng - London

The ephemerality permeates all the major themes Eliasson and his studio explore in this retrospective’s works: climate change, perception, human interaction.   read more...

27 Must-See Artworks at Artissima 2019 by Paul Laster - New York

We’re previewing 27 of our favorite artworks that will be on view at Artissima this week.   read more...

The Hummingbird: Patrick McMullan’s captured moments with Iconic New York Women by James Salomon - New York

Patrick McMullan’s photographs from “Glamour, Grit, and Grace” will be auctioned for charity in December.   read more...

Hatching Furies: Auguries of War and Witchcraft in the Art of Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo by James D. Campbell - Montreal

The compression of the temporal is felt everywhere in Castillo’s work.   read more...

Highlights from Munich's Other Art Fair: Various Others - New York

Munich is trying to break free of its cloistered, not-quite-Berlin image.   read more...

St. Petersburg Russia Contemporary Art: September through October by Luisa Caldwell - New York

The contemporary art scene in St. Petersburg is thriving and runs the gamut from DIY funky artists run spaces to slick money filled galleries.   read more...

Highlights from the 2019 Outsider Art Fair in Paris by Paul Laster - New York

Spending several blissful hours wandering around the 2019 Paris edition of the Outsider Art Fair, where I have co-curated a solo exhibition of the imaginative paintings and sculptures of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim.   read more...

Urbanization and the Poetics of Marco Minozzi by Raphy Sarkissian - New York

Haunting nostalgia, industrialization, isolation, urbanism, existential gloom, signs of resilience: these are a few of the realities suggested by the arresting landscape paintings of the Italian artist Marco Minozzi.   read more...

Casey Coates Danson’s Images of the City of Angels in Sharp Relief by Megan Reed - Los Angeles

When the attainability of a secure home is increasingly out of reach for so many, Danson sees her work as a call for action.   read more...

Teresa Burga at Alexander Gray Gallery by Jonathan Goodman - New York

Together, the various pieces amount to a minute retrospective of an artist whose work emphasizes both nonobjective form and social change.   read more...

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