To take stock of the past year, Artforum asked an international group of artists to select a single exhibition or event that most memorably caught their attention in 2022.TIONA NEKKIA McCLODDENRhea Dillon (Gladstone Gallery, New York) I avoid openings. The neglect of the art that can occur is too painful. Yet there I was, staring at this object leaning tenderly against the wall, its wood grain perfectly exposed. African mahogany. A drawer. A frame. The spade with “hearts.” The work has such an intellectual and formal elegance that it quieted the entire room. Through Dillon’s stealth use of
Surrealist operas. Nude swims. Communion at a nightclub. From the stages to the streets, this year’s Dark Mofo festival brought an impressive display of…