For the Critics' Table this week, we continue our year-end reflections. Johanna Fateman makes tough cuts, narrowing it down to what she can count on two hands.
Timing is everything. Were these the 10 best New York exhibitions and performances of the year? They're the ones that lingered in my mind, articulating, crystallizing, or confronting something that felt urgent at the moment of my encounter; the ones that felt in tune—for better or worse, intentionally or not—with the crises, copes, and vagaries of 2024. Please note that my list is chronological (not ranked), compiled from a year-spanning email thread with myself and the enthusiasms betrayed by my camera roll.
