Peter Schjeldahl wanders blind through the Met’s new Islamic wing
He sees only difference where he ought to be able to see centuries of cultural exchange
Seeing the Ryan Trecartin exhibit at PS1
His tedious stories replicate like fractals in a surfeit of superficially distinct artistic choices
Is artist Ryan Trecartin any good? Who can tell?
New Yorker critic Peter Schjeldahl claims he’s great but doesn’t say why