“Snowblind,” curated by Thad Kellstadt. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, SPACE, Pittsburgh, PA. Through Sept. 15. See images from the show. Kurt Shaw reports in the Pittsburgh […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Engaged in Pasadena
“Touched: Artists and Social Engagement,” curated by Noel Korten. Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA. Through Sept. 2. Holly Myers […]
American-art collectors Peter and Paula Lunder believe the collection speaks for itself
Robbie Brown reports in the Boston Globe: �Peter Lunder, the former Dexter Shoe Company president, and his wife Paula, who live in Maine and own […]
Callum Innes: the painter’s process
Callum Innes �From Memory� Kettle�s Yard, Cambridge. through Sept. 23. Organized by The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. The exhibition was previously shown at Modern Art Oxford, […]
Street art and mural news
Note to emerging artists, upstart galleries and other publicity seekers: street art and mural projects always generate more media coverage than gallery shows, although not […]
Embedding artists with the troops
In The Observer, Ruaridh Nicoll reports:”Peter Howson never took to the role of official war artist. The Glasgow-based painter had such a grim time during […]
August cool
In a shortlist for NY Magazine, Rachel Wolff recommends these shows as a respite from the grueling NYC humidity: �The Abstract Impulse,� at the National […]
Compare and contrast: ambiguous and complex relationships to nature
�Suburban Sublime,� curated by Lucia Sanroman. Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA. Through Sept. 23. �Condensation,� paintings by Adam Belt. Quint Contemporary […]
Edwin Dickinson’s forgotten gothic melodrama
“Edwin Dickinson: The Provincetown Years, 1912-1937,” Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA. Through September 23. In the Boston Globe, Ken Johnson reports: “Unlike those […]
Marlene Dumas receives �55,000 D�sseldorf art prize
Jennifer Allen reports in ArtForumt: “Painter Marlene Dumas has won Germany’s prestigious D�sseldorf art prize, worth �55,000 ($74,875). As the APA and DPA report, the […]
LaBute premiere: “The Shape of Things” at Bernard Toale Gallery in Boston
Terry Byrne reports in the Boston Globe: “Neil LaBute’s drama ‘The Shape of Things’ explores often misguided assumptions about both art and relationships. For the […]
Tangled up in blue
Charlie Finch reports on artnet: “In 1974, after living in Woodstock with his young family for seven years, Dylan moved back to MacDougal Street and […]
Artist’s legacy: Alice Neel
“Alice Neel,” directed and written by Andrew Neel. Institute of Contemporary Art and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Various dates through Oct. 7. In […]
Guggenheim’s Pousette-Dart show draws reviews
“Richard Pousette-Dart,” curated by Philip Rylands with Luca Massimo Barbero. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY. August 17- Sept. 25. Exhibition travels to […]
Painter-turned-director Greg Mottola scores with “Superbad”
Greg Mottola, graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s School of Art (notable grads: Andy Warhol, Jonathan Borofsky, John Currin), directed “Superbad,” which opens in theaters today. Rumor […]
