Simply put, here are ten eleven exhibitions (and two innovations) from 2009 that I won’t forget. Ten Exhibitions: Cordy Ryman at DCKT Martin Kippenberger: The […]
Month: December 2009
Twitter Notes
Here are some items cut and pasted from the Two Coats Twitter Feed. For readers unfamiliar with Twitter, “RT” indicates the item has been repeated, […]
New space opens in Bushwick this weekend
Installation views of the inaugural show at Storefront in Bushwick. Jason Andrew of Norte Maar and artist Deborah Brown have announced the opening […]
Paul Gauguin, not Vincent Van Gogh, cut off the ear!
In an attempt to stir up some buzz in the blogosphere about their January 4 issue, The New Yorker sent me a PDF of Adam […]
NYTimes Art in Review: Volker Hueller
Volker Hueller, “Strohpiefke,” 2009, straw and lacquer. Image courtesy Salon 94. Volker Hueller, “Drei Halunken und ein Halleluja,” 2009, mixed media on canvas, 94.49 […]
Helmut Federle’s facture
Helmut Federle, ” Japanische See im Mondlicht,” 2009, acrylic on canvas, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8″ In ArtForum Ian Bourland recommends Helmut Federle�s exhibition at […]
Video: Jonathan Lasker in his New York studio
Courtesy of Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. The video was made in January 2009.
Is it too late?
I’m grading student projects today (nothing like waiting until the last possible minute) and working on my Top Ten list for 2009. FYI, Christmas […]
Craigie Aitchison is dead
Craigie Aitchison, “Still Life with Guitar and Clarice Cliff Sugar Sifter,” 2006, oil on canvas, 15.9×15.9″ Craigie Aitchison, “Cypress Tree with Dog,” print, edition of […]
Video is dead
Gerhard Richter, “Abstract Painting (894-2),” 2005, oil on aludibond, 11 3/4 x 17 3/8″ In Time Out New York this week Howard Halle begins his […]
Artist’s Statement of the Day: Allison Gildersleeve
Allison Gildersleeve, “Flying at Knee Level,” 2009, oil and alkyd on canvas, 46 x 44.” Images courtesy the artist and Michael Steinberg Fine Art. Allison […]
Robert Storr on the talk circuit: Grueling
Robert Storr drinking champagne at The American University of Paris. Photo: Susie Hollands (www.ivyparis.com), courtesy The Artblog In a report on the “trials and tribulations […]
Butler gets a Jackson Pollock valued at 2 million
Jackson Pollock, “Silver and Black,” 1950, oil and metallic paint, 21.25 x 15.75.” The Business Journal Daily reports that a painting by Jackson Pollock, valued […]
Miami mania
One of my dogs enjoying the pile of trash handouts I gathered at the fairs in Miami. At the Miami Fairs, since my only assignment […]
NY Times Art in Review: Eric Fischl, Richard Hawkins
Eric Fischl at Mary Boone, installation view. “ERIC FISCHL: Corrida in Ronda,” Mary Boone, Chelsea. Through December 19. Karen Rosenberg: For centuries, bullfights have been […]
