Max Lakin
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At Bykert Gallery, a ‘Funky Old Space’ for Artists
Bykert Gallery existed for less than a decade, but it created a template for how to show contemporary art in New York City.
When Spider-Man Met Jeff Koons
Our critic spots references to Hilma af Klint and Lichtenstein in “Across the Spider-Verse.” Koons, who inspired the film’s creative team, gets top billing with...
A Séance With Ryuichi Sakamoto at the Shed
“Kagami,” a new mixed-reality presentation, features a virtual likeness of the late composer. It becomes, mostly despite itself, an affecting meditation on grief.
40 Years Later, The Return of Halley’s Day-Glo Comet
With four shows of work from the ’80s traveling the globe, the artist is still seeing what he can get away with.
A Nick Cave Survey With Plenty of Bells but No Whistles
The artist’s fantastical soundsuits come to the Guggenheim in a retrospective that is haunting but sedate without his performing rumble and clatter.