Art Critic Liam Otero's Year in Review: Studio Visits, Exhibitions, and Art World Encounters
Art critic Liam Otero, 28, documented a year of art engagements. In October, he wrote about Philadelphia's art scene from BOK. For Halloween 2025, he dressed as Andy Warhol. He conversed with artist Natsumi Goldfish at 'Thresholds' at GoCA in Chelsea and participated in a performance by Maya Ben-David at Hunter College. Otero attended 'Sanctuaries' in Bushwick, where Luis Cortorreal gifted him a fake $2 artwork. He visited BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Jersey with friends. During Fall 2024, Lindsey White curated 'The Last Art School' at Hunter College. Otero had portraits painted by Adriane Wiltse and Katya Leonovich, visited artists' studios, and made his TV debut on 'TransBorder Art.'
Key facts
- Liam Otero is a 28-year-old art critic.
- He traveled to Philadelphia in October to write about the art scene.
- For Halloween 2025, he dressed as Andy Warhol with a wig from Masquerade Costume store near NYU.
- He conversed with Japanese artist Natsumi Goldfish at GoCA in Chelsea.
- He participated in a performance by Maya Ben-David at Hunter College MFA/BFA Open Studios.
- He attended the group exhibition 'Sanctuaries' in Bushwick, curated by Mary Lisette Morris, Sydney Srnka, and Shaina Klammer.
- He visited BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey, with friends.
- Lindsey White curated 'The Last Art School' at Hunter College MFA Building in Tribeca in Fall 2024.
Entities
Artists
- Liam Otero
- Andy Warhol
- Natsumi Goldfish
- Maya Ben-David
- Luis Cortorreal
- Lindsey White
- Adriane Wiltse
- Katya Leonovich
- Alice Neel
- Devon 'Da Dude' Smith
- Don Porcaro
- Avani Patel
- Tony Leong
- Amy Sherald
- Charles Hinman
- Claude Monet
- Charles Hascoët
- LizaBanks Campagna
- Sophie Calle
- Pamela Casper
- Noah Becker
Institutions
- BOK
- GoCA (Gallery of Contemporary Art)
- Hunter College
- San Francisco Art Institute
- ChaShaMa
- David Zwirner
- The Whitney Museum of American Art
- Westwood Gallery
- The Museum of Modern Art
- NYU Interactive Media Arts
- TransBorder Art
- Ankhlave Arts Alliance
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Women of Culture NYC
- Perrotin
- Whitehot Magazine
- Hotel Chelsea
Locations
- Philadelphia
- United States
- New York
- NYU
- Chelsea
- Bushwick
- Brooklyn
- Robbinsville
- New Jersey
- Tribeca
- Sunset Park
- Governor's Island
- Hell's Kitchen
- Brooklyn Army Terminal
- The Bowery
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Paris
- France
- Greenpoint
- Lower East Side
- Bed-Stuy
- West Village