Had a nice conversation with a stranger in the beer aisle of the local supermarket this evening. We compared views on some noted IPAs and discussed price changes for a few craft brews.

FROM THE INBOX: "At a time of uncertainty, some things must go on, and Art Dubai is one of them."

Finally getting the ads I deserve.

Just witnessed an incredible order at Bottino takeout: 11 cookies. They had just the right box.

Always great to see two guys enjoying a well-regarded chocolate-chip cookie in a Midtown cafe before lunchtime. Wish it was me.

"My boyfriend is going to show you his 'La Boîte-en-Valise,' series A, from around 1935–41, and you better not make fun of him!"

Former First Lady. Seventy-two years old. Five foot ten. Gun owner. Living in a lesbian commune. “Employed By Self.”

Neil Jenney, "Trash and Trashcan," 1970

Just enjoyed the dickens out of a privately owned public space in Midtown.

If we give the military $1.5 trillion, we will finally defeat our Enemies.

David Hammons and Jannis Kounellis White Cube presents an exhibition of works by American artist David Hammons (b.1943) and the late Greek-Italian artist Jannis Kounellis (1936–2017),…

David Hammons and Jannis Kounellis at the American Academy in Rome in the early 1990s www.whitecube.com/gallery-exhi...

Just listened to Bruce Springsteen's cover of "Dream Baby Dream," and I hope never to do that again.

Looking at Art with Peter Schjeldahl Recalling a friendship with The New Yorker’s late art critic.

“Were I a rival of Chardin, I would briefly consider hanging myself.” —Schjeldahl, via Steve Martin www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...

Take your kids to Pat Oleszko’s show. One of the best I’ve seen with my mine.

Six or so balloon men stand in a brick-walled gallery. They are spooky. A young girl in a yellow jacket walks toward them.

Yes! We went yesterday. The green men with sharp teeth are still being discussed.

". . . he is remembered more for his social life and connections than for his work life, and, indeed, confessed to hating to work." John Hohnsbeen, 1926–2007 www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

The Bar Is Open Again on the Staten Island Ferry

Crispy boys are back on the Staten Island Ferry! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/n...

Pat Steir, Painter of Luminous ‘Waterfalls,’ Dies at 87

RIP Pat Steir, whose radiant paintings record carefully mediated chance. That would be enough to secure a place in the history books, but she also cofounded Printed Matter and Heresies. I wrote an obituary for the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/a...

Through Bamboo, a Swedish Artist Explores Her Family’s History

Wrote a short profile for the New York Times of Lap-See Lam, whose multifarious art is inspired by Chinese restaurants around the world www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/a...

Very cool that the first solo show on Heimo Zobernig's CV is: "Private exhibition in the home of Can Ysargil and Ruth Labak, Theobaldgasse 8, Vienna."

An underrated pleasure: perusing the Wikipedia article for a museum you are about to visit for the first time.

The best is when there’s a decent photo gallery: Let’s look at some pictures of pictures I’m about to see!

Brian Sewell's Grand Tour | Perspective - YouTube

Red alert: I have just discovered that art critic Brian Sewell's 'Grand Tour' TV miniseries is now available online. An absolutely deranged program. They do not make TV like this anymore (maybe for the better). My highest recommendation. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Tomkin's first art subject was Marcel Duchamp, who was born 1887. A few year ago he interviewed Tala Madani, who was born in 1981.

Move Over, Davos: James Murdoch Is Launching a King-Making Ideas Expo, Building on His Art Basel Fairs The Futurific Institute will combine the parts of the Venice Biennale, TED Talks, the St. Louis World’s Fair, and—gasp!—Burning Man to create a new kind of ideas festival in the Swiss Rhineland city w...

Nate Freeman: "Yes, I have a favorite fondue place in Basel, and I am gatekeeping it." www.vanityfair.com/culture/stor...

Calvin Tomkins, Who Chronicled Generations of Vanguard Artists, Dies at 100 Calvin Tomkins, a longtime New Yorker art writer and the biographer of Marcel Duchamp, has died at 100.

RIP Calvin Tomkins, the great art writer of postwar America. His lucid writing speaks for artists, while welcoming all interested readers into the world of contemporary art. He was 100. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Impeach the President

Totally with you. Difficult to do well, and requires real preparation.

Recently recommended some potential moderators to a gallery for an artist talk, and the director mildly complained that they would probably ask for a fee.

Folks, you have to pay people for doing things!
Even more so if you are literally a commercial enterprise!
What are we doing here?

Greene Naftali Greene Naftali is a contemporary art gallery located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, founded in 1995.

When did Greene Naftali get a new site? Very elegant! greenenaftaligallery.com

Blink and You’ll Miss It! 3 New York Shows With Painfully Short Runs | Artnet News Some of the best shows on view in New York right now have extremely short runs. Act fast, or miss them forever.

Here are three very excellent shows in New York that have very limited runs. Act fast. news.artnet.com/art-world/sh...