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Month: January 2010
NY Times Art in Review: John McLaughlin and Charles Steffin
John McLaughlin, “L-1958,” 1958, oil on canvas, 22 x 30″ John McLaughlin, “Untitled,” 1962, oil on board, 12 x 15″ “John McLaughlin,” Greenberg Van […]
Chris Ofili: Not afraid to fail
Chris Ofili,”Afrodizzia (2nd version),” 1996, Courtesy Victoria Miro Gallery, London Chris Ofili, “Lover’s rock – guilt,” 2007, oil on linen, 110 5/8 x 76 7/8.” […]
Tom LaDuke: Exposing handmade deceptions
Tom LaDuke,”A Gothic Plot,” 2009, oil and acrylic on canvas over panel. 60 x 80″ Tom LaDuke, “You’re Like Me,”2010, oil and acrylic on canvas […]
RIP Art on Paper
Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett, publishers of Art On Paper, one of my favorite art journals, have recently announced that they are ceasing publication. […]
NY Times Art in Review: Schinwald and Wong
Markus Schinwald, installation at Yvon Lambert, 2010. “Markus Schinwald,” Yvon Lambert, Chelsea. Through Feb. 20. Roberta Smith: If you want to feel the […]
Dexter Dalwood’s disrupted images
Dexter Dalwood, “Jackie Onassis,” 2000, oil on canvas, 214x 244cm Dexter Dalwood, “Altamont,” 2007, 210 x 174 cm, oil on canvas At Art in […]
Josh Dorman: Madcap Darwinian visionary
Josh Dorman, “Of Human Error,” 2008, Ink, acrylic, antique maps and paper on board, 34 x 42″ Josh Dorman, “Untitled, (If On A Summer’s Night, […]
Schulnik: Slathering the paint “like nobody’s business”
Allison Schulnik, “Hobo with Bird, 2009, oil on linen, 84 x 68” Allison Schulnik, “Klaus #2,” 2009, oil on linen, 60 x 72″ Allison Schulnik, […]
Bloggers aren’t LIKE artists, bloggers ARE artists
Blogging: The new Cedar Bar…or an integral part of my art practice? During the ArtTable Blog This! panel at X-Initiative, Paddy Johnson, Kelly Shindler, […]
“Artists are at their most canny and resourceful when backed�or painted�into a corner”
Installation view of �Besides, With, Against, and Yet: Abstraction and the Ready-Made Gesture.” In Artforum, Colby Chamberlain suggests that �Besides, With, Against, and Yet: Abstraction […]
Beth Urdang reopens in Boston
Olga Antonova, “Blue Striped Teapot,” 24×24″ Olga Antonova, “White Cup Composition with One Yellow,” 24×24 inches Beth Urdang, believing the worst is over, has […]
Matthew Langley and Heejo Kim at Blank Space
Installing Matthew Langley’s work at Blank Space. Matthew Langley, “Everybody Knows,” 2010, oil on canvas, 30″ x 40″ The Matthew Langley / Heejo Kim […]
But what about Deitch Projects' artists?
Here are the artists listed on the Deitch Projects website (the info is out of date, but interesting nonetheless) with its descriptions (edited) of their […]
Xiaoze Xie in San Francisco
Xiaoze Xie, “Library of Congress (M1470),” 2009, oil on canvas, 32 x 67″ Xiaoze Xie, “Library of Congress (BNP),” 2009, oil on canvas, 24 […]
Twitter Notes
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Roger Kizik: A swashbuckling, visceral quality that is as uneven as it is thrilling
Roger Kizik, “Root Guest House,” 1996, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24″ Roger Kizik, “Devil’s Playground,” 2004, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 106″ In the […]
Jonathan Jones: Bad reviews are dangerous
R.B.Kitaj, “If Not, Not, 1975-76, oil on canvas, 60 x 60.” Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh In his blog Guardian critic Jonathan Jones […]
New traction for art bloggers evident at Art Basel Miami
Hrag, Sharon, Tom, Roberta, Libby, Paddy, and Joanne at the 2009 Art Miami blogger panel discussion. Photo by Elena De La Ville. My piece about […]
Kenneth Noland is dead
“And Half,” 1959 “Back and Front,” 1960 “Play,” 1960 “Epigram,” 1961 “Galore,” 1966 “Interlock Color,” 1973 “Verdancy,” 1981 “Refresh,” 1999 Roberta Smith blogs at […]
