"Remote Viewing: invented worlds in recent painting and drawing"; Whitney Museum of American Art.

From: Artforum International | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Schwendener, Martha | Copyright information

Artists are an opinionated bunch, so one often wonders what those included in group exhibitions think of the context in which their work has been placed. Sometimes I imagine they feel lucky; on other occasions dismayed. "Remote Viewing" triggered the latter suspicion. For while the venue was distinguished and each artist was afforded adequate space, the show's close focus on certain traits in contemporary painting made some of the artists look more like trendy copyists than unique ...

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