Minimalist painter Ellsworth Kelly has redefined abstraction by examining the shapes and colors found in natural and man-made forms, producing a visually breathtaking and philosophically […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Marianne Coutts wins $18,000 Portia Geach Memorial Award
Marianne Coutts’ work ‘Melbourne’ has been selected as the winner of the $18,000 Portia Geach Memorial Award. According to the judges, “Marianne Coutts’ work ‘Melbourne,’ […]
LATimes reviews: Miller, Pittman, MacConnel, Masullo
“Allison Miller,” Acme,Los Angeles, CA. Through Oct. 20. David Pagel reports: “As Miller’s lines accumulate, almost always by following alongside one another, they form concentric […]
Friday NYTimes reviews: Schuyff, Henricksen, Rondinone
“PETER SCHUYFF,” Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY. Through Oct. 13. Roberta Smith: “Mr. Schuyff�s efforts extend the appropriation-art strategies of the 1980s, and are nasty […]
In the Boston galleries: Fallah, Rydz, Hwangbo, and Laylah Ali
“Amir H. Fallah + Evelyn Rydz,” Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA. Through October 5. “Imi Hwangbo: The Portal Series / Laylah Ali: Note Drawings, 2006,” Miller […]
Painters’ painters: Thorpe Feidt, John Grillo and Richard B. Lethem
“Belief in Paint,” curated by Timothy Harney. Artists include Thorpe Feidt, John Grillo and Richard B. Lethem. New Art Center, Newton, MA. Through Oct. 28. […]
Spanking young painters at NYC galleries
In The Village Voice, Christian Viveros-Faun� reports that younger artists may be more popular with dealers and collectors, but their work brims with derivative process, […]
The subterfuge artists of WWII
“Artists of Battlefield Deception: Soldiers of the 23rd” On NPR’s All Things Considered, the last in a series about World War II features the U.S. […]
John Everett Millais at the Tate Britain
“Millais,” curated by Alison Smith and Jason Rosenfeld, Tate Britain, London. Through Jan. 13. Schedule: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam February 15 to May 18 , […]
IMHO: Arts and Minds
In the October issue of The American Prospect, you can find my essay on the new State Department/ American Association of Museums collaboration. “The United […]
Whitfield Lovell receives a MacArthur genius grant
Whitfield Lovell�s critically acclaimed portraits have been in solo and group exhibitions at prestigious museums throughout the country, including the Seattle Museum of Art, the […]
Joan Snyder receives MacArthur genius award
The MacArthur Foundation profile of Joan Snyder declares that her paintings “mirror her personal experience, but, at the same time, the visual messages she provides […]
“My Name is Alan and I Paint Pictures” on the big screen in Manhattan
“My Name is Alan and I Paint Pictures,” directed by Johnny Boston. Director of photography, Jarred Alterman; edited by Todd Drezner; music by Adam Balazs; […]
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Emerging Artist of the Year: painter Adam Grossi
“Adam Grossi: Dimensions for Vanishing Points,”, the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 2007 Emerging Artist of the Year recipient. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,. Pittsburgh, […]
Checking in on motel art
“Bridge Motel,” Fremont, WA. One night only.“50,000 Beds,” throughout Connecticut. Through Sept. 23. The projects in the “Bridge Motel” let’s-have-a-show-before-the-developers-knock-down-the-building extravaganza were primarily oriented toward […]
