In October, the Art Department of the University of North Carolina Greensboro invited me for a visit, and while I was there I participated in […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Sense and sensibility at Lennon, Weinberg
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Though skewed towards this century, the paintings in Lennon Weinberg�s elegantly expansive group show �A Few Days,� from all twenty […]
RESIDENCY: Nancy Morrows new paintings
Contributed by Jacquelyn Gleisner / In early October, I visited the studio of artist Nancy Morrow at the Two Coats of Paint Artist Residency. […]
My Chelsea morning
When I check out galleries I usually post images on my Instagram feed, but yesterday I was trying to save data. Here are a few […]
Objecthood: Joan Miro’s painted sculptures
Contributed by sharon Butler / Last week “Miro and the Object,” curated by William Jeffett, opened at the Fundaci Joan Miro in Barcelona. The role […]
Jennifer Tee wins the Cobra Art Prize
The Cobra Museum of Modern Art has announced that Jenifer Tee (Netherlands 1973) is the winner of the Cobra Art Prize Amstelveen. By awarding the […]
Quick Study: Tijuana, Cozzolino, Cassab, Bob Ross, Priska Juschka, Moby Dick
A few links worth checking out: Carolina Miranda is covering the Tijuana’s art scene for the LA Times. Image above: A guest checks out a […]
Exhibitions: Heilmann, Marden, Riley, Hollowell, and last chance for Krebber
“Geometrics: Waves, Roads, etc.,” Mary Heilmann’s upcoming show at 303 Gallery, will feature paintings on both canvas and handmade paper, glazed ceramics, and furniture sculptures. […]
The paintings in “Greater New York”
This iteration of “Greater New York,” the sprawling group exhibition at MoMA PS1 that traditionally highlights the most prominent young artists working in the last […]
Link list: Artists to follow on Instagram, Part 2
This is the second part of a three-part post on artists who use Instagram. As I said in Part I, my favorite artists to follow […]
Images: John Walker
In February 2015, Julian Kramer wrote in Art in America: Walker belongs squarely in the tough-guy visionary camp of postwar British painting, along with paint-splashers […]
Ode to Robert Bordo
Robert Bordo’s easel-sized paintings are prominently featured in “Greater New York,” the big quinquennial exhibition at MoMA PS1. Set aside in their own room, hung […]
Keith Mayerson redux
Keith Mayerson‘s poignant painting compilation “My American Dream” was originally installed in the 2014 Whitney Biennial, and this month Marlborough Chelsea has recreated the massive […]
Sharon Louden: Animated life
Contributed by Sharon Butler / For several years Sharon Louden, who studied painting when she got her MFA at Yale, has been making large-scale, site-specific […]
Link list: Artists to follow on Instagram / Part I
My favorite artists to follow on Instagram are those who post regularly and whose feeds include more than images of their art work. Photos of […]
Sarah Cain: Super fun and not too complicated
Based in LA, Sarah Cain makes large scale paintings and site-specific installations that focus on love, relationships, and a muscular form of femininity. This fall, […]
Jack Whitten: Ready-nows
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Jack Whitten (b. 1939, Alabama) makes paintings in which paint application, embedded materials, and evocative titles embody narrative—the story of […]
Marie Thibeault: Powerful forces
In her current exhibition at George Lawson, Marie Thibeault continues her exploration of environment in new large-scale abstractions. When I visited her studio near LA […]
Pillow Talk: Justin Adian at Skarstedt
Contributed by Kenneth Nicholson / With “Fort Worth,” Justin Adian guides us through a realm of eye candy: voluptuous mounds of enamel, canvas, and foam. […]
Quick Study: Reading, links, listings, and looking ahead
This post is a compilation of articles from the internets. Brutalism quiz, color apps, Cady Noland, Art F City’s new curatorial project (FAG, or Fine […]
