[2] Writing in the New York Times, Roberta Smith described him as "a younger sort-of painter who favors decals on clear vinyl.
However, on the final night of the show, Harkawik, adding paint to the photo's surface, introduced a latticelike wooden construction to the wall and a chair to the space, thoughtfully positioned for ideal viewing.
"[4] In addition to his studio practice, he has also curated several exhibitions including, in 2011, Touchy Feely, a show exploring connections between visual art and architectural discourse around Critical Regionalism.
Critic Geoff Tuck remarked, "Harkawik’s exhibition is subtle and deft, and that the works he has chosen to explore his problematizing of Frampton’s 1983 thesis are beautiful and challenging.
[6] In 2013, he co-curated exhibitions with Laura Owens at Night Gallery in Los Angeles[7][8] and at Gavin Brown's enterprise and Venus Over Manhattan in New York.