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16th June 2015

Review: Albert Oehlen: A Master of Disciplined Excess

Last week’s Easel had a bio piece on this German artist and now comes the first major review of his retrospective at New York’s New Museum. It takes something special to enthuse Roberta Smith, so perhaps this show will prove significant for the artist. “…the real ghosts in these ethereal works are Polke, de Kooning, Pollock, Cy Twombly… But if the parts can look familiar, the whole feels like something hard-won and new”.

7th June 2015

Yoko Onon and MoMA: Together as Last

Yoko Ono the conceptual artist has long been overshadowed by her other persona, the wife of John Lennon. This seems unfair – no less a writer than Will Gompertz acknowledges her provocative Cut Piece video as superb. Having her own show at MoMA is a positive change. Gopnik’s essay also puts Beatles’ baggage in the back seat