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Author: Cynthia Houng

Stack (after Felix Gonzalez-Torres)

Somewhere in my things, I think I still have a sheet from of paper that I took from a Felix … More

contemporary art, felix gonzalez-torres, new york streetscape, venice biennale

The Leonardo Business

There’s been a bit of noise in the media around the high prices achieved during the Spring 2022 Auction Week … More

art business, art market, art valuation, auctions, connoisseurship, diane modestini, leonardo, leonardo da vinci, martin kemp, the economics of art, value and valuation

Held on the Tongue

When the war began, I realized that I knew almost nothing about Ukraine. I could barely find it on a … More

books, claudia roden, food and memory, food history, olga koutseridi, olia hercules, ukraine

Old Master Drawings – Pricking and Pouncing

A few weeks ago, I finally took the plunge and started taking a wax carving class. I’ve wanted to learn … More

art history, design history, drawings, history of drawing, medieval drawings, metropolitan museum of art, old master drawings, Renaissance drawings, works on paper

Dresden Diaries

Before I went away to graduate school, my experience of Europe was largely of Central Europe. Dresden was the first … More

1989, dresden, east germany, european history, post-soviet history

Warmly: Hilary Pecis at Rachel Uffner

If I were to buy just one painting from the Hilary Pecis show at Rachel Uffner, it would be Angel … More

contemporary art, contemporary painting, lower east side, New York Galleries, women in art

Marginalia 1: Death on Chrystie

I wrote this piece a few weeks ago, and then sat on it. But last week, an Instagram post from … More

City Lights, City Glamour: Tabboo! paints New York

Go see the Tabboo! show, on now at Karma and Gordon Robichaux–it will make you happy.  The large ones are … More

#contemporaryart, #contemporarypainting, #KarmaGallery, #NewYork

Days of Sorrow, Days of Lead: 2. Five Days In

Today is February 28, 2022. In Taiwan, this day marks the anniversary of the White Terror. It also marks the … More

Days of Sorrow, Days of Lead: 1. Russia invades Ukraine

Today is February 25, 2022. It is a dreary day in New York. I woke up at 5:30 this morning … More

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