Commentaries

Perspectives from artists, journalists, curators, and teen curators.

From Jordan Casteel and Lauren Haynes

Jordan Casteel and Lauren Haynes in Conversation

Artist Jordan Casteel and curator Lauren Haynes in conversation at the Hill Art Foundation on November 18, 2024.

From Stephanie Sporn

Artist Jordan Casteel’s “Best Show Yet” Pairs Her Richly Patterned Paintings With Batsheva Hay’s Madcap Furniture

Stephanie Sporn covers Jordan Casteel: Field of view in the September 16, 2024 Arts section for Vogue.

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From Roxanne Fequiere

A colorful armchair and a portrait of a man with a baby visible through the doorway of a gallery.

Ten Years of Jordan Casteel’s Portraits and Landscapes, on View in Manhattan

Roxanne Fequiere covers Jordan Casteel: Field of view in the September 12, 2024 “T List” newsletter for T Magazine.

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From Daren Ho

Sound Bath with Daren Ho

See the video of our sound bath event with Daren Ho.

From Katie White

Rose Quartz with cast bronze jacuzzi jet nozzles on its surface atop wooden pedestal against white...

Mika Tajima Taps Into Our Tech And Wellness Obsessions

Read Katie White’s review of Super Natural for Artnet.

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From Mika Tajima

A woman wearing all pink sits on a palette carrying a large block of rose quartz. Another palette...

Artist Chat: Mika Tajima

Artist Chat with Mika Tajima

From 2023–24 Teen Curators

Zine Reflections: A Year with Art

Explore Zine Reflections: A Year with Art: the final project for the 2023–24 class of Teen Curators.

From Keridwen Cornelius

Glass object with gold nozzles at its surface against white background

During Frieze Week, Artists Examine the Effects of Technology

In this New York Times article, Mika Tajima is featured as one of three artists discussing their relationship between their art and technology.

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From Artist, Albert Oehlen

Albert Oehlen Portrait, Photographer Oliver Schultz Berndt

Artist Chat: Albert Oehlen

Artist Chat with Albert Oehlen.

From Adam Pendleton

Adam Pendleton. Portrait: Matthew Septimus⁠

Artist Chat: Adam Pendleton

Artist Chat with Adam Pendleton.

From Ed Ruscha

An older man with white hair and blue eyes against a bright blue background.

Artist Chat: Ed Ruscha

Artist Chat with the artist Ed Ruscha

From Artist, Caroline Kent

A woman in a denim jumpsuit in a studio. She is working on a collage on the table in front of her,...

Artist Chat: Caroline Kent

Artist Chat with the artist Caroline Kent.

From Artist, Wang Guangle

Artist Chat: Wang Guangle

Artist Chat with the artist Wang Guangle.

From Artist, Robert Gober

Artist Chat: Robert Gober

Introducing Artist Chats, where we chat with artists from the Hill Collection.

From Choreographer Madeline Hollander and Videographer Oresti Tsonopoulos

Pentagon Dance

Choreographed by Madeline Hollander to activate Sarah Crowner’s site-specific work Platform (Stretched Pentagons) (2023).

From Levi Prombaum

Levi Prombaum and Sarah Crowner smiling in front of blue painting.

In Conversation with Levi Prombaum

We sat down with art historian Levi Prombaum, who wrote the catalogue text to accompany The Sea, the Sky, a Window.

From Levi Prombaum

Tall bronze sculpture with round base and arrow-shaped top in front of blue and white painting...

Set and Setting

Read Levi Prombaum’s curatorial essay to accompany The Sea, the Sky, a Window.

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From Will Heinrich

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in June

The New York Times reviews and recommends Beautiful, Vivid, Self-contained as one of the top exhibitions to visit in June 2023.

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From Laura Jacobs

Paintings hung on white wall on both floors with sculpture on pedestal.

Beautiful, Vivid, Self-Contained: Curated by David Salle

Air Mail gives their Arts Intel Report review of David Salle’s curation of Beautiful, Vivid, Self-Contained.

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From Daniel Cassady

Paintings in middle and right side of white wall and stained glass on left side. Small bronze figure...

David Salle Teaches Us How to See Anew, This Time Using a Private Collection Rich with Centuries’ Worth of Treasures

ARTnews gives a behind-the-scenes look into the curatorial process of Beautiful, Vivid, Self-contained.

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From David Salle

‘Juxtaposition Is the Art of the Possible’: Taking a Turn as a Curator, Artist David Salle Considers How Context Shapes the Way We See Art

Artnet publishes an excerpt of David Salle’s essay that he wrote as a part of his curation for Beautiful, Vivid, Self-contained.

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From M.H. Miller

Painting of a man with blue face in an orange and blue suit resting against a black background.

The Painter David Salle Curates an Exhibition of Unusual Pairings

M.H. Miller reviews Beautiful, Vivid, Self-contained in the April 13th 2023 “T List” newsletter for T Magazine.

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From Stephen Petersen

The walls painted with squares of blue, green, purple, yellow, and red. There are over 100 sheets...

Spencer Finch: Seeing and Knowing

Read Stephen Petersen’s feature on Spencer Finch for Sculpture Magazine.

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From Blake Gopnik

A stain glass window made from sheets of warm tones of Lambert glass, casting a warm tone of shadow...

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now

Critic Blake Gopnik reviews Lux and Lumen: Spencer Finch in The New York Times.

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Painting Air installation

This time-lapse video by Matthew Herrmann documents the installation of Painting Air (2022) by Spencer Finch. The work, comprised of over 90 individually hung glass panels, is on display at the Foundation through March 4, 2023.

Valentin Bousch Installation

This time-lapse video by Matthew Herrmann documents the installation of The Creation and Expulsion from Paradise by Valentin Bousch. The work will be installed permanently at the Foundation.

From Andrea K. Scott

A large gallery with the walls painted with squares of blue, green, purple, yellow, and red. There...

“Lux and Lumen: Spencer Finch”

Critic Andrea Scott reviewed Lux and Lumen: Spencer Finch in The New Yorker.

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From Andrea K. Scott

A work of art put together with wooden pieces forming a person, a child resting on the ground looking...

“No Forms”

Critic Andrea Scott reviewed No Forms in The New Yorker.

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From Terence Washington

Spaces for Understanding: Kevin Beasley at the Hill Art Foundation

I’m thinking of the breath, of the comma. In the title of Kevin Beasley’s exhibition, a comma interrupts the clause “a body revealed” like a fulcrum, delays the revelation, and creates two ideas out of one, aiming them away from each other. “A body” becomes the end of some unknown, unseen phrase; “revealed” begins another. Somewhere between the two, on the precipice of meaning, some body is still its own, and unseen.

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From Teen Curators, Melanie Marin and Myka Modeste

Teen Curator interview: Christopher Lew

As part of their in-depth engagement with A body, revealed, our Teen Curators had the opportunity to interview artists, curators, and gallerists about Kevin Beasley’s practice. Christopher Lew is the chief executive director of the Horizon Foundation, Los Angeles. Previously, he was a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, where he curated Beasley’s solo exhibition, Kevin Beasley: A View of A Landscape. This interview excerpt has been edited for length and clarity.

From Teen Curators, Shaina Levey and Vionnie Khong and Ryan Schroeder

Teen Curator interview: Veronica Levitt

From Teen Curators, Michelle Attoh and Tamia Major

Teen Curator interview: Akili Tommasino

As part of their in-depth engagement with A body, revealed, our Teen Curators had the opportunity to interview artists, curators, and gallerists about Kevin Beasley’s practice. Akili Tommasino is an associate curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. This interview excerpt has been edited for length and clarity. Transcription by Lauren Bradford.

From Teen Curators, Penny Shapiro and Zoe Sonkin

Teen Curator interview: Josh Ginsberg

As part of their in-depth engagement with A body, revealed, our Teen Curators had the opportunity to interview artists, curators, and gallerists about Kevin Beasley’s practice. Josh Ginsburg is the director of A4 Arts Foundation in Cape Town, South Africa. This interview excerpt has been edited for length and clarity.

From The Baer Faxt

No Reserve – Episode 5 – Spring Auctions, Art as a Financial Asset, Tom Hill, and Desert X 2021

Josh Baer sat down with Tom Hill for The Baer Faxt’s episode of No Reserve.

From Adam Williams and Alan Wintermute

Teacher and Student: Rubens and Van Dyck in The Hill Collection

Scholars Adam Williams and Alan Wintermute on Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) and Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641).

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From Jason Farago

4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now

The New York Times reviews Minjung Kim’s exhibition at Hill Art Foundation, Kim’s first career survey.

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From Jordan Casteel and Ashley James

Jordan Casteel with Ashley James: New Social Environment #184

From J. Tomilson Hill

Jordan Casteel – Hirshhorn Lecture

On September 30th Jordan Casteel was the esteemed speaker for the Hirshhorn’s annual James T. Demetrion Lecture. Tom Hill had the privilege of introducing Jordan Casteel before her conversation with the Hirshhorn’s Director Melissa Chiu.

From Anne Pasternak, Dan Sallick, and Ben Jones

Anne Pasternak, Dan Sallick, Ben Jones: New Social Environment Lunchtime Conversation #66

From Andy Hall

Hall Meets Hill

Andy Hall is in conversation with Tom Hill in Blau International.

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From Artist, Spencer Finch

An installation of a box backed with white light with different colors of semi-transparent squares...

Color Test series

Color Test series consists of an LED light box confronting the viewer with an overwhelming abundance of colors.

From J. Tomilson Hill and Richard Armstrong

Richard Armstrong & Tom Hill: New Social Environment Lunchtime Conversation #61

From Tony Bluestone, Whitney Museum Educator

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TEEN TALK, Comics, Cartoons, and Video Games

From J. Tomilson Hill

Collect Wisely

The Exhibition – is an initiative by the Sean Kelly Gallery to bring their podcast, Collect Wisely, to life as a virtual presentation. Read J. Tomilson Hill’s essay on Noguchi’s Stone Embrace.

From Curator, Ian Alteveer

A bigger-than-life sculpture of a used pink eraser with label: 100| Pink Pearl Eberhard Faber USA

On Vija Celmins, Pearl Pink Eraser

As I’ve confined myself to my workspace at home as so many others across the world have done over the past months, my thoughts often traveled back to an amazing group of works that were recently assembled at the MET Breuer for the last venue of the exhibition tour of Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory, a retrospective we co-organized with colleagues SFMOMA.

From Curator, Katherine Brinson

On Christopher Wool’s Untitled, 2001

This magnetic composition stems from a period in Christopher Wool’s practice when he began to use his previous creative output as the source material for new, autonomous paintings.

From Lesley Ware, Educator and Artist

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TEEN TALK, Art In Pursuit of Fashion

From Pinar Durgun, Research Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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TEEN TALK, Prehistoric Art

From Astrid Hill

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ArtTactic Podcast

June 18, 2020

From Artist, Minjung Kim

Minjung Kim: The New Social Environment Lunchtime Conversation

Video of Minjung Kim’s talk through the Brooklyn Rail’s The New Social Environment speaker series.

From Artist, Sarah Crowner

Horizontal leaf shapes on a white canvas

Rotated Stretched Stems

Creating these stitched paintings is a much more physical process than one might think.

From Artist, Charles Ray

Charles Ray on his Hill Art Foundation exhibition

Essay to accompany Three Christs, Sleeping Mime, and the Last Supper
Pagan Paradise

From Boon Hui Tan, Curator

Essay on artist Minjung Kim

Ink As Contemporary Practice: The Art of Minjung Kim

From Curator, Massimiliano Gioni

Abstract painting with gray and white toned brush stokes and erasure marks

On Albert Oehlen’s BBQ

“BBQ” belongs to Albert Oehlen’s cycle of grey paintings, a series that the artist has periodically returned to as an exercise in self-discipline.

From Artist, Minjung Kim

Minjung Kim in Conversation

Video of Minjung Kim discussing her artistic practice edited by Gautier Ferrero.

From Teen Curators, Endie Hwang and Brittany Torres

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Interview with J. Tomilson Hill

Endie Hwang and Brittany Torres’ spring 2019 final project.

From Jason Farago

Large sculpture on white pedestal of a mountain lion that is hunched over with its muscles flexed...

In the Swim of Digital Images, There’s Nothing Boring About Sculpture

The New York Times reviews Three Christs, Sleeping Mime, and the Last Supper Pagan Paradise: Charles Ray and the Hill Collection.

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From Drew Anderson, Conservator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Conservation of The Creation and the Expulsion from Paradise

This magnificent stained-glass window by Valentin Bousch is currently undergoing conservation prior a future display at the gallery.

Installation of Untitled, 2013

Video by Matthew Herrmann of the installation of Untitled, 2013 at the Hill Art Foundation.

From J. Tomilson Hill

Foreword to Minjung Kim catalogue

Read the foreword to the catalogue accompanying Minjung Kim’s exhibition.

From Teen Curator, Sha-Emera Campbell

Historiography in a Visual Form: Charles Ray’s Mountain lion attacking dog

The Mountain lion attacking dog by Charles Ray is a sculpture that evokes a strong emotional reaction to a graphic, yet cinematic scene of a mountain lion feasting on a dog.

From Timothy Husband, Curator Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A colorful 3 lancet, 18 panel, stained glass window depicting a biblical scene

The Creation and the Expulsion from Paradise

This monumental window, nearly twelve feet tall, was made in 1533 by one of the greatest stained-glass artists of the time, Valentin Bousch.

From Curator, Katherine Brinson

Notes on Maybe Maybe Not

An introduction to the Hill Art Foundation inaugural exhibition Maybe Maybe Not

From Teen Curator, Nora Knoepflmacher

Christopher Wool’s, Untitled, 2007: Through an Urban Lens

Through an Urban Lens Urban landscapes are known for cultivating a vibrant and enriching culture that inspires a powerful craving among its citizens to create and inspire others.

From Naomi Fry

Cover of a magazine page with THE NEW YORKER written across the top. The cover depicts two people...

Speed Walking with the Sculptor Charles Ray

Naomi Fry of The New Yorker interviews Charles Ray at The Met, discussing his favorite pieces there as well as his new show at the Hill Art Foundation.

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