UPCOMING: Melissa Meyer @ Lennon Weinberg, Chelsea, New York, NY. Opens Thursday, January 9, 6-8 pm. (Image above: Melissa Meyer, Shuffle, 2013, 16 x […]
Year: 2013
Pop quiz: Madonna and child
Which artists painted these images of the Madonna and child? When and where (what country) were they painted? Correct answers will be announced as soon […]
Günther Förg’s late work
German painter Günther Förg died this week, at 61, of cancer. Bruce Weber writes in the NYTimes: Günther Förg, a German painter, sculptor and photographer […]
Michael Krebber update
Contributed by Sharon Butler / One of the best things about subletting other people’s studios is being surrounded by unexpected things–books, postcards, odd materials and […]
Walter Swennen: Belgian funny
Recently transplanted to Belgium after spending ten years in LA, our friend at Frenchy But Chic! reports that there are a few Belgian painters worth […]
Woot: Two Coats of Paint wins a 2013 CC/Warhol Foundation Arts Writing Grant
What an unexpected and gratifying development! I send a heartfelt “Thank you” to all the panelists and evaluators who read through more than 600 applications […]
Process, time, memory: Hildur �sgeirsd�ttir J�nsson
Traditionally, artists paint on pre-woven canvas or linen, but Hildur �sgeirsd�ttir J�nsson, pictured above in her studio, subverts that tradition. She begins by painting individual […]
Mary Addison Hackett’s final Miami round-up.
Guest contributor: Mary Addison Hackett Let me tell you about my boat. Sunday 12:35 pm. I’m sitting on a shuttle patiently waiting to go to […]
Mary Addison Hackett’s Report From Miami, Day 1: Basel
Guest Contributor: Mary Addison Hackett / Turns out tweeting, texting, shooting work and seeing the art, was more complex than I thought. After catching a […]
Quick Study: Turner Prize, Miami, Zwirner, and, yes, surfing
In line with recent custom, the one painter shortlisted for the Turner Prize–Lynette Yiadom-Boakye–was passed over. Via NYTimes: “The artist Laure Prouvost, whose works combine […]
MUST SEE: SKIN at The Painting Center
Don’t miss “SKIN,” at The Painting Center in Chelsea. Curated by painter Suejin Jo, “SKIN” is an elegant exhibition that features a couple of my […]
EMAIL: “Clouds” exhibition details from Adam Simon
Dear Cloud Artist, Thank you for agreeing to be inthe exhibition, “Clouds” at Lesley Heller Projects. I wanted to let you know very far in […]
Margaret Murphy: Unavoidable truth
On Artfcity, Whitney Kimball observed, with some justification, that young artists these days seem broadly reluctant to incorporate confrontational political content into their work. But […]
Ryan McLaughlin: Painting is flat
Ryan McLaughlin, Space, 2013, oil on MDF, framed, 8 x 10 inches. Remember Worcester-born, Berlin-based Ryan McLauglin’s Treif Collage paintings at Frieze last year? Hovering […]
Gregory Amenoff’s studies
Gregory Amenoff has discovered a new decisiveness. He generated his previous paintings improvisationally, arriving at images directly through the process of painting. In contrast, Amenoff’s […]
