In Brief

Our Critics’ Picks of the Moment? Chair Sculptures, Skyscraping Abstractions, and an Ode to an Artist Gone Too Soon

Ksenia M. Soboleva's debut for the Critics' Table is a reflection on Gordon Hall's new work at the Kitchen, Johanna Fateman gives a quintessentially New York painter a solid rave, and John Vincler is delighted by a two-part show honoring Jenni Crain.