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Nicole Eisenman Exhibitions at New Museum and Anton Kern Gallery Reviewed

opinion-review · 2026-04-22

Nicole Eisenman's exhibitions at the New Museum and Anton Kern Gallery were reviewed by artcritical in June 2016, coinciding with Pride Weekend. The publication highlighted Eisenman's status as a favored queer painter in the art world. Reviews by Nicole Kaack and Dennis Kardon focused on the New Museum show, while David Cohen contributed earlier critiques from 2004 and 2001. Cohen's 2001 review discussed Eisenman's painting in the American Academy of Arts and Letters invitational, marking one of artcritical's first features of the artist. The double-bill coverage emphasized Eisenman's long-standing recognition and achievements.

Key facts

  • Nicole Eisenman had exhibitions at the New Museum and Anton Kern Gallery
  • artcritical published reviews in June 2016
  • Reviews were by Nicole Kaack, Dennis Kardon, and David Cohen
  • The coverage coincided with Pride Weekend
  • Eisenman was featured in artcritical as early as 2001
  • David Cohen reviewed Eisenman's work in the 2001 American Academy of Arts and Letters invitational
  • Eisenman is described as a queer painter
  • The New Museum exhibition was in 2016

Entities

Artists

  • Nicole Eisenman

Institutions

  • artcritical
  • New Museum
  • Anton Kern
  • American Academy of Arts and Letters
  • Leo Koenig

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