ARTnews calls Jordan Wolfson's first Gagosian show boring
ARTnews says the shock of Jordan Wolfson's first show with Gagosian in New York is how boring it is.
The United States art publication published its review on September 23. It carries the headline "Jordan Wolfson's Gagosian Show Is Only Shocking Because It's So Boring". The piece characterised the exhibition as boring, and presents that flatness as the point. ARTnews
The show itself is an exhibition of new work at Gagosian at 555 West 24th Street in New York. It runs from September 18 to October 24, 2026. Gagosian lists it as Wolfson's first exhibition with the gallery. Gagosian
That is a quick turnaround from his last New York outing. Wolfson's "New Humans: Memories of the Future" ran at the New Museum in New York from March 21 to August 9, 2026. Gagosian announced the new exhibition on August 20, 2026, less than two weeks after the museum show closed.
The gallery opened the doors with a short evening preview. It held an opening reception at the West 24th Street space from 6 to 8pm on September 18. That opening-night event came on the first day of the run. The review followed five days later.
What is in the room? The core is a dozen sculptures carrying UV-printed images, pictures fixed to hard surfaces with inks cured by ultraviolet light. The group includes a sculpture with a UV-printed image of Michael Jackson. Another sculpture features a photo of flowers by Robert Mapplethorpe. Those details were reported ahead of the opening. Vanity Fair
What makes this stand out for a general reader is the split between listing and verdict. The gallery record gives the practical facts: new work, first show with Gagosian, address and dates. The review gives a separate judgement on what that adds up to. It finds little excitement there.
For fans, this means the visit is still open. The show began on September 18 and continues through October 24. Anyone going now goes with both pieces of information in hand: what Gagosian says is on view, and what ARTnews thought of it.
