My Top 10 of 2013 (with Full Disclosures)

1. PAINT THINGS: Beyond the Stretcher at deCordova (Full disclosure: I was in this show.)
2. Andrea Fraser: Andrea Fraser: Men on the Line, KPFK, 1972at ICA/Boston (Full disclosure: I bought Andrea a bicycle while she was an artist-in-residence when I worked at Skowhegan.  Also, one of my heroes, Gregg Bordowitz, did the Q and A with her after the performance and I gave him my number.  I totally would have slept with him that night, but he was kind of tired.  After all, he had just watched this amazing performance by Andrea Fraser, for god's sake.)
3. Matt Siegle at Anthony Greaney (Full disclosure: I cried when I heard this space closed.)
4. Andrew Mowbray: Another Utopia at LaMontagne (Full disclosure: I knew this was going to be good, but it even overwhelmed my expectations of how good it was going to be.  I should also add that I have held Andy and Cristi's smart and beautiful daughter.)
5. Sophie Calle: Last Seen at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Full disclosure: Mike Mittelman and I had dinner with Sophie Calle when we were in grad school.  Ms. Calle had no interest in me, but I am pretty sure she had a great affection for Mr. Mittelman.)
6. Richard Avedon: The Family at the Addison Gallery of American Art (Full disclosure: I gasped out loud in the gallery when I got to the photograph of Andrew Young.  He's so gorgeous.)
7. Mary Reid Kelleyat ICA/Boston (Full disclosure: I met Mary, and her spouse Patrick during the install and they were lovely.  I also met Mary's parents when the show came down and they were absolutely adorable.)
8. Ridley Howard: Fields and Stripes at MFA Boston (Full disclosure:  I didn't know Ridley, but after I saw his show for the third time I sent him a note on Facebook and discovered we know lots of people in common, including the amazing painter Frank Meuschke.)
9. the origin of the world /\ the force of the source \/ the cause of the vigorat Samsøn (Full disclosure: Samsøn represents me, and this show made me an even greater friend of the vagina.  Kristin Stoltmann's work was sublime.)
10. Steve Locke: there is no one left to blame at ICA/Boston (Full disclosure: I was in this show.)