Louise Nevelson was a sculptor rather than a painter, and thus outside TCOP’s usual focus, but I saw Albee’s play last weekend, and I’m sure […]
Author: Sharon Butler
J.M.W. Turner’s poetic visualization of British history
Turner has arrived in New York. In The New Yorker, back in September, when the exhibition was opening at the National Gallery, Simon Schama wrote […]
Peter Saul: Genuinely scary
Long known for his acid-hued paintings melding cartoon imagery with biting social and political commentary, Peter Saul, 74, has influenced generations of contemporary artists. In […]
Chuck Connelly’s close up
Chuck Connelly, a rancorous Neo-Expressionist whose paintings were popular in the 80’s, is the subject of a new HBO documentary, “The Art of Failure: Chuck […]
Laurie Fendrich: jetlagged visiting artist
For the next few days, Laurie Fendrich and husband Peter Plagens are the visiting artists at Painting’s Edge art colony in Idyllwild, California. They are […]
Kimmelman’s in Spain
Wouldn’t we all love to have Michael Kimmelman’s job? Today he reports from Madrid on The Prado’s exhibition, Goya in Times of War. Not only […]
Fergus Binns wins Australia’s juiciest painting prize
Last week Fergus Binns, 28, was named winner of the $40,000 Judges� Prize in Australia�s 2008 Metro 5 Art Award for painters under 35.”Winning will […]
Painting blitzkrieg in London
“Blitzkrieg Bop,” curated by painter Clare Price, brings together work by 20 different artists. According to the press release, the show aims toward an unapologetically […]
Steve Roden: Systematically intuitive and smart
Californian Steve Roden translates sound systems into visual form. His work, based on musical notation, develops from complex sets of self-imposed rules, then folds intuitive […]
Writing project for artists
Over at the art blog Thinking About Art, J.T. Kirkland is looking for artists who like writing to participate in the upcoming Artists �Review� Artists […]
Percival De Luce painting discovered in the closet on the Cape
In Wicked Local Wellfleet Marilyn Miller reports that when Barbara Lovett donated a painting to a charity auction, she was surprised to learn it was […]
Painters who curate: Summer group shows
For painters like me, curating group shows, although time consuming, helps articulate more specifically what what we’re investigating in our own work. Here are three […]
Vilhelm Hammersh�i in London
The Royal Academy of Art is presenting a retrospective of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammersh�i(1864-1916), who was known for depicting austere interiors in a dour range […]
“Defiant sex suddenly mingles with mortality”
Christopher Knight’s review steps lightly describing many of the paintings in Marlene Dumas’ s show at the LA Museum of Modern Art. Does he like […]
Art in America gets a makeover
In the NY Times Randy Kennedy reports that the longtime editor of Art in America magazine, Elizabeth C. Baker is stepping down. “Peter M. Brant, […]
