Paddy Johnson
Art

Why Everyone Is Suddenly Making Art About Spaceships
A groundswell of interest in cosmic transportation seems to ask the question: Can we please skip this current moment in history?
Paddy Johnson
3.22.18
Art

You'll Want To Crawl Into This Artist's Surreal Paintings
One of Inka Essenhigh's new projects is a take on the local phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge.
Paddy Johnson
3.20.18
Art

This Is Why Post-Internet Art Doesn't Look Hi-Tech
At Perrotin New York, Artie Vierkant tamps down the digital aesthetic, focusing instead on labor and dissemination.
Paddy Johnson
3.13.18
Art

10 New Museum Triennial Artists in 10 Days: Lydia Ourahmane
GARAGE's seventh pick from the New Museum's periodic show uses rough-and-ready materials and objects to trace the gradual decay of social and political structures.
Paddy Johnson
2.20.18
Art

10 New Museum Triennial Artists in 10 Days: Wong Ping
Our fourth pick from the prescient New York show's 2018 installment is an off-the-wall animator who applies a screensaver aesthetic to the craft of moral storytelling.
Paddy Johnson
2.15.18
Art

10 New Museum Triennial Artists in 10 Days: Manolis D. Lemos
GARAGE's third pick from the New Museum's landmark periodic show is a young Greek artist whose recent work in video reflects on turbulent times in his homeland.
Paddy Johnson
2.14.18
Art

10 Artists to Watch in the New Museum Triennial: KERNEL
Our second pick from the prescient New York show's 2018 installment is a Greek collective that enlists mechanical help to explore economic fluctuation.
Paddy Johnson
2.13.18
Art

The Queens Museum's Director Has Resigned Over Political Differences
The departure of Laura Raicovich marks a period of conflict between arts institutions' senior staff, their trustees, and the mainstream media.
Paddy Johnson
2.6.18
Art

These Artists Believe Aliens are Real, Satan Lives, and the Apocalypse Is Coming
A growing number of creatives are investigating alternative spirituality and paranormal phenomena in anticipation of the End of Days.
Paddy Johnson
1.31.18
Art

New York Magazine Asked 50 Artists to Design Special Covers
The hometown journal commissioned a cluster of local art stars to come up with images and texts reflecting their love for the city.
Paddy Johnson
1.23.18
Art

Cloud-Based Museum Meets Kickstarter Funding
"You can invest in art rather than the rent." The Current Museum is working with Kickstarter's new platform The Drip to rethink its membership program.
Paddy Johnson
1.3.18
Art

New York Artist and Social Activist Tim Rollins Dies at 62
Rollins's efforts in social justice helped supercharge his career in the mid-'80s and bring new energy to arts education and social programs.
Paddy Johnson
12.27.17
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