That’s a high degree of self-referentiality, a witty artistic image of the art-making process itself in a whole section of this show devoted to drawings of people drawing and carving.

By Holland Cotter The Museum of Modern Art in New York is promoting Christophe Cherix, the chief curator of its drawings and prints department. It will be his first time leading an institution.

In Erlend Peder Kvam’s zine, his hand-drawn characters use simple signs to express their opinions about themselves and the world The inspiration for artist, illustrator and editor Erlend Peder Kvam’s ...