This is a great site in general to see what's happening in the art world, written in a very straightforward way. (artfagcity). The link below is to one of the articles in the reviews section- a great example of how to look at and approach art- and not to be afraid of stating supremely obvious things (like the smell of the gallery!). These reviews are offbeat, funny, scathing and truthful- check them out!:
http://www.artfagcity.com/2013/03/05/we-went-to-bushwick-with-gawkers-adrian-chen-part-2-of-2/
Also, for more local info, go to:
http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/BRS.cgi
scroll down, click on events and listings for local exhibitions.
