Today’s links concern MFA dreams of superstardom and tenured teaching jobs, disappointing public spaces, under-recognized artists, great Brooklyn shows from 2015, a residency project at […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Press release of the day: Giorgio Griffa at Casey Kaplan
In January Casey Kaplan is presenting work from the 1970s by painter Giorgio Griffa (b. Turin, 1936), an Italian painter known for his rigorous approach […]
Becky Suss: The mid-century Modern aesthetic
When I participated in the Review Panel Philadelphia hosted by the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts and artcritical.com last month, one of the exhibitions […]
Part 2: For Art Handlers in Miami, the endgame is de-installation
Contributed by Max Liebermann* / The art handler�s endgame is de-installation, and getting there is something of a slog and rather far, in karmic terms, […]
Our fundraising thank you: A tote for painters
I’m pleased to announce that we have raised $10,814.10 toward our $12,000 fundraising goal, and that the new tote arrived from the printer on Friday. […]
Quick study
A few articles about Miami–> At artnet news Ben Davis thinks the fairs are rife with “ArtBlab,” academic ArtSpeak’s ditzy cousin. “This form of speech lacks […]
Part 1: An art handler’s experience in Miami
Contributed by Max Liebermann* / The sounds of installation at Art Miami include airplanes flying overhead, whirring impact drivers, drywall screws squeaking into the MDF […]
Burri: On fire at the Guggenheim
Contributed by Sharon Butler / A naively enthusiastic member of Mussolini’s National Fascist Party as a young doctor, Alberto Burri (1915?1995) served as a medic […]
Dustin London: Flawless imperfection
In the digital age, groping around on the canvas searching for an image, is no longer fashionable. Paintings begin on the computer screen where shapes […]
Artist in exile / Art as a home
Contributed by Mira Dayal / I’ve been having more conversations recently about “currents” in contemporary art practice–conversations that inevitably culminate in ruminations upon the requisite […]
Hermine Ford’s order and disruption
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Hermine Ford’s Tribeca loft, which she and her husband, painter Robert Moscovitz, purchased decades ago, comprises their home […]
Today: Giving thanks
John James Audubon, Wild Turkey, from Birds of America. (via Wikipedia Commons) —— Two Coats of Paint is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution – […]
Patricia Highsmith, CAROL, Yaddo, and me
As many readers might recall, this past summer I spent July working in Saratoga Springs at Yaddo, a retreat for artists of all kinds, from […]
Big plans: The 2015 Miami fairs
HELL YES, the Miami art fairs are just around the corner! As usual, Art Basel Miami Beach–the biggest of the fairs, with 250 of the […]
Quick study
Today’s links concern a new fundraising incentive (an artist’s book!), an historic sculpture show in LA, Ellsworth Kelly in Dallas, adjunct advice, Italian painting heist, […]
