Welcome to Close Looks: a semi-regular column from our critics. This series of long-form reviews dives into buzzy and under-the-radar shows alike, revealing the trends, ideas, and controversies that shape what’s happening—and what’s to come—in the art world. For this installment, two striking moving-image works, now on view in New York, demand CULTURED’s Co-Chief Art Critic Johanna Fateman's queasy attention.
