Andrew Russeth
@russeth.bsky.social
Art critic in New York, editor at Artnet News.
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From the inbox: "A YEAR OF LANDMARK EXHIBITIONS ACROSS THE WORLD FOR ANISH KAPOOR IN 2026"
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
From the inbox: "A YEAR OF LANDMARK EXHIBITIONS ACROSS THE WORLD FOR ANISH KAPOOR IN 2026"
We’re watching Frederick Wiseman tonight. A lucid artist. A committed democrat. A pillar of civic life. RIP.
February 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
We’re watching Frederick Wiseman tonight. A lucid artist. A committed democrat. A pillar of civic life. RIP.
Don't have the wherewithal to get into this, but Ed Ruscha's Venice Biennale pictures are looking more depressing and sinister each day.
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Don't have the wherewithal to get into this, but Ed Ruscha's Venice Biennale pictures are looking more depressing and sinister each day.
Reposted by Andrew Russeth
the collector who owns "Untitled" (Go-Go Dancing Platform) is selling it via Hauser & Wirth. We only ever see it in institutional settings. What's it like in private? Do you have a roster of go-go dancers coming to your house unannounced? What if the owner is the dancer? greg.org/archive/2026...
February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
the collector who owns "Untitled" (Go-Go Dancing Platform) is selling it via Hauser & Wirth. We only ever see it in institutional settings. What's it like in private? Do you have a roster of go-go dancers coming to your house unannounced? What if the owner is the dancer? greg.org/archive/2026...
Sad to see Adrian Searle stepping down from the Guardian. One of the best to do it in our times. Sprightly, incisive, lucid. www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...
Adrian Searle to step down as chief art critic of the Guardian after three decades
The Guardian today announces that Adrian Searle, its chief art critic since 1996, will step down from his full-time role at the end of March.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Sad to see Adrian Searle stepping down from the Guardian. One of the best to do it in our times. Sprightly, incisive, lucid. www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...
This spam text: very strong. Put it in a biennial.
February 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This spam text: very strong. Put it in a biennial.
Not sure if I can survive another Frieze New York in The Shed
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Not sure if I can survive another Frieze New York in The Shed
"BRICKWRECKS: Sunken Ships in LEGO® Bricks" at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut is basically Damien Hirst's 2017 Venice show mysticseaport.org/exhibit/bric...
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"BRICKWRECKS: Sunken Ships in LEGO® Bricks" at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut is basically Damien Hirst's 2017 Venice show mysticseaport.org/exhibit/bric...
Happy Birthday, Gerhard Richter
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Happy Birthday, Gerhard Richter
"In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight." www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight." www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Reposted by Andrew Russeth
the sugar cane is people, not even kara walker could have imagined this
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
the sugar cane is people, not even kara walker could have imagined this
This Bad Bunny’s really got something going on. One to watch!
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
This Bad Bunny’s really got something going on. One to watch!
A gentleman just rolled into the bar with a baguette and a small circle of Brie, and he is taking care of business. Have to respect it.
February 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
A gentleman just rolled into the bar with a baguette and a small circle of Brie, and he is taking care of business. Have to respect it.
“No one would complain of Canalettos that they are ‘all alike.’ This is precisely their point. They please us by repeating, just as a mirror does." —Mary McCarthy
February 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“No one would complain of Canalettos that they are ‘all alike.’ This is precisely their point. They please us by repeating, just as a mirror does." —Mary McCarthy
Seen a lot of posts from Qatar this week showing an impressive artwork by Richard Serra. Seems like a cool artist. I will check him out.
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Seen a lot of posts from Qatar this week showing an impressive artwork by Richard Serra. Seems like a cool artist. I will check him out.
This week in the New York Times, I reviewed:
– KEITH HARING at Martos
– JOHN DUFF at Reena Spaulings
– 'ERUPTION' at Jarvis Art
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
– KEITH HARING at Martos
– JOHN DUFF at Reena Spaulings
– 'ERUPTION' at Jarvis Art
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
Art Gallery Shows to See in February
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February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
This week in the New York Times, I reviewed:
– KEITH HARING at Martos
– JOHN DUFF at Reena Spaulings
– 'ERUPTION' at Jarvis Art
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
– KEITH HARING at Martos
– JOHN DUFF at Reena Spaulings
– 'ERUPTION' at Jarvis Art
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
Too many favorite Sebastian Smee columns to mention, but I absolutely loved him closing his review of Wolfgang Tillmans's 2022 MoMA show with Herman Hesse's lines about “how incomprehensible everything was, and actually sad, although it was so beautiful.” www.washingtonpost.com/arts-enterta...
Review | Wolfgang Tillmans’s ’90s photo tour is a blast. But is it great art?
The German photographer, now the subject of a MoMA retrospective, placed Kate Moss and Frank Ocean on a level with poured concrete and fungus.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Too many favorite Sebastian Smee columns to mention, but I absolutely loved him closing his review of Wolfgang Tillmans's 2022 MoMA show with Herman Hesse's lines about “how incomprehensible everything was, and actually sad, although it was so beautiful.” www.washingtonpost.com/arts-enterta...
Always nice to see a work inspired by the underrated Alex Hay. This is 1968, Whitney Museum.
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Always nice to see a work inspired by the underrated Alex Hay. This is 1968, Whitney Museum.
FROM THE INBOX: "The Fondation Carmignac presents SEA, POP & SUN, a dazzling ode to the freedom and vitality of the 1960s and 1970s that summons the Pop spirit. The exhibition at the Villa Carmignac, nestling between pine trees and the sea, reveals sun-drenched, sensual, soaring works of Pop Art..."
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
FROM THE INBOX: "The Fondation Carmignac presents SEA, POP & SUN, a dazzling ode to the freedom and vitality of the 1960s and 1970s that summons the Pop spirit. The exhibition at the Villa Carmignac, nestling between pine trees and the sea, reveals sun-drenched, sensual, soaring works of Pop Art..."
Mnuchin Gallery will close. An era ends. news.artnet.com/market/mnuch...
Mnuchin Gallery to Close Following Founder's Death | Artnet News
New York's powerhouse Mnuchin Gallery will close at the end of the month, following the death of its founder last year.
news.artnet.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mnuchin Gallery will close. An era ends. news.artnet.com/market/mnuch...
"Tintoretto painted too much; there is no doubt of it." —Mary McCarthy
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"Tintoretto painted too much; there is no doubt of it." —Mary McCarthy
Same here
February 1, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Same here
"With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, it is so ordered."
Would like to see other judges and sane political leaders bring the same energy as Judge Fred Biery. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Would like to see other judges and sane political leaders bring the same energy as Judge Fred Biery. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, it is so ordered."
Would like to see other judges and sane political leaders bring the same energy as Judge Fred Biery. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Would like to see other judges and sane political leaders bring the same energy as Judge Fred Biery. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Awed to see the Gagosian Gallery close for the national strike
January 29, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Awed to see the Gagosian Gallery close for the national strike
Sue Williams, 'ABOLISH ICE,' 2026. Courtesy 303 Gallery
January 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Sue Williams, 'ABOLISH ICE,' 2026. Courtesy 303 Gallery