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Liam Otero Archives 111 Art Reviews from 2025, Becoming Whitehot Magazine's Youngest New York Editor at 27

publication · 2026-04-06

Liam Otero compiled an archive of 111 art reviews published throughout 2025 across Substack, Whitehot Magazine, and Instagram. His prolific output began in March after encouragement from fellow Hunter College graduate students, leading to his first published review on Substack about Ambrus Gero's show at Elza Kayal Gallery. Noah Becker, founder and editor-in-chief of Whitehot Magazine, accepted Otero's first pitch within 15 minutes, initiating a collaboration that resulted in over 60 reviews for the publication. By age 27, Otero ascended to the role of New York Editor at Whitehot Magazine, becoming the youngest in its twenty-year history. The reviews cover a vast range of exhibitions across New York City neighborhoods, including a notable review of 'The Secret Sculptures of Andy Warhol & Victor Hugo: An Investigative Journey (c. 1978 - 1980)' at Westwood Gallery, which inspired his forthcoming Master's thesis. Otero's writing also extends to platforms like IMPULSE Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail, with future criticism planned. The archive documents his rapid rise in art criticism within a single year.

Key facts

  • Liam Otero published 111 art reviews in 2025.
  • He became Whitehot Magazine's New York Editor at age 27, the youngest in the magazine's 20-year history.
  • His first review was on Ambrus Gero's show at Elza Kayal Gallery, published on Substack on February 8, 2025.
  • Noah Becker, Whitehot Magazine's founder, accepted Otero's first pitch within 15 minutes.
  • Otero wrote over 60 reviews for Whitehot Magazine in under a year.
  • He began art criticism in March 2025 after encouragement from Hunter College graduate students.
  • A review of 'The Secret Sculptures of Andy Warhol & Victor Hugo' at Westwood Gallery inspired his Master's thesis.
  • Otero has upcoming criticism planned for IMPULSE Magazine and The Brooklyn Rail.

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Artists

Institutions

  • Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
  • Substack
  • Instagram
  • Hunter College
  • Elza Kayal Gallery
  • Westwood Gallery
  • From Here to Sunday
  • Tibor de Nagy Gallery
  • The Salmagundi Club
  • The American Watercolor Society
  • The Aesthetic Realism Foundation
  • White Columns Gallery
  • Vito Schnabel Gallery
  • Luhring Augustine Gallery
  • Asya Geisberg Gallery
  • Marc Straus Gallery
  • The Hole
  • apexart
  • SHRINE Gallery
  • Greenpoint Gallery
  • Cavalier Galleries
  • Hunter Dunbar Projects
  • Gladstone Gallery
  • Berry Campbell Gallery
  • Rosebud Contemporary
  • Leonovich Gallery
  • Fredericks & Freiser Gallery
  • Paula Cooper Gallery
  • Mriya Gallery
  • The Hamilton
  • Leubsdorf Gallery
  • 125 Newbury Gallery
  • Pace Gallery
  • The Museum at FIT
  • Fashion Institute of Technology
  • BASIS Independent
  • Anat Ebgi Gallery
  • Miles McEnery Gallery
  • FRISSON Gallery
  • Moss Galleries
  • ACA Gallery
  • The Whitney Museum of American Art
  • A Hug from the Art World
  • White Cube Gallery
  • playinghouse
  • Field of Play Gallery
  • Claire Oliver Gallery
  • The Museum of Modern Art
  • Kasmin Gallery
  • Ceres Gallery
  • New York Society of Women Artists
  • GoCA (Gallery of Contemporary Art)
  • Gloria's Project Space
  • Karma Gallery
  • The Shed
  • Vital Arts Studios
  • Freight + Volume Gallery
  • Hollis Taggart Gallery
  • VFA Gallery
  • WSA Building
  • New York University's (NYU) Interactive Media Arts program
  • Brooklyn Art Cave
  • The Armory Show
  • Art on Paper
  • Independent 20th Century
  • Collectible
  • U-Haul Art Fair
  • Petzel Gallery
  • H&W Hardware by Desnivel Gallery
  • BlackBook Presents
  • ZXY Gallery
  • The Morris Museum
  • Gallery Max
  • Shin Gallery
  • Friedman Benda Gallery
  • Wallach Art Gallery
  • Columbia University
  • Sebastian Gladstone Gallery
  • Bienvenu Steinberg & C
  • Friedrichs Pontone Gallery
  • The Montclair Art Museum
  • Derek Eller Gallery
  • Hauser & Wirth Gallery
  • Schoelkopf Gallery
  • Frosch & Co.
  • Judson Memorial Church
  • Art Basel Miami
  • Untitled Art Fair
  • SCOPE Art Show
  • Satellite Art Show
  • 95 Gallon & A Hug from the Art World
  • Ryan Lee Gallery
  • The National Arts Club
  • MEZZANINE
  • Blade Study
  • IMPULSE Magazine
  • The Brooklyn Rail

Locations

  • New York
  • United States
  • Tribeca
  • The Bowery
  • Gowanus
  • Brooklyn
  • Williamsburg
  • Chelsea
  • SoHo
  • Meatpacking District
  • Greenwich Village
  • Chinatown
  • Lower East Side
  • Upper West Side
  • Upper East Side
  • Harlem
  • East Village
  • Hudson Yards
  • Sunnyside
  • Queens
  • Seaport
  • Financial District
  • Downtown Brooklyn
  • Gramercy Park
  • Falmouth
  • Maine
  • Montclair
  • New Jersey
  • Morristown
  • Philadelphia
  • Pennsylvania
  • Miami
  • Florida
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • South Bermondsey

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