michael tomeoArt Matters. Never Let Anyone Tell You It Doesn’t.Trump’s stupid border wall isn’t art, this was: Emma González striding on stage towards the end of the March For Our Lives rally in D.C…Mar 25, 2018Mar 25, 2018
michael tomeoThe Shape of Water is Awful, Please Stop Pretending it’s not Awful: An Oscars Preview.Holy crap they are going to somehow pretend that The Shape of Water is “cinematic magic” aren’t they? Don’t be fooled by the Oscar…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
michael tomeoNo, Trump’s Wall is Not ArtJust stop. The artist Christoph Büchel has started an online petition to call the prototype wall sections of Trump’s notorious border wall…Jan 6, 2018Jan 6, 2018
michael tomeoPat Steir: Kairos at Lévy GorvyPat Steir is a master. Is that an outdated art term? So what. She’s a master and the works in Kairos, her current show at Lévy Gorvy, are…Oct 19, 2017Oct 19, 2017
michael tomeoTriggered, Deadeye, and Delirious: New York NowNew York is always going to change. Fast. It will never stop and there’s nothing you can do to keep your favorite restaurant from closing…Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
michael tomeoPolly Apfelbaum The Potential of Women at Alexander Gray Associates“Hi I’m Polly, thanks for coming last night! What’re your names?” My nine year old son and I stood kind of agog in the chips aisle of the…Oct 1, 2017Oct 1, 2017
michael tomeoThe Art World Takes On TrumpSeemingly everyone in the art world hates Trump, <<whispers>> “except most collectors” but what should artists do about it in their work…Sep 23, 2017Sep 23, 2017
michael tomeoAmanda Ross-Ho My Pen Is Huge at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York.A lot of artists dick around with scale. (Pun totally intended because most of them are dudes.) Also if you can trick the viewer with a…Sep 19, 2017Sep 19, 2017