Jack Davidson�s paintings are humble, from their mid-scale size and lightweight stretcher bars to their enigmatic lowercase titles. The paint handling is purposefully inconspicuous, like […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Studio update: Preston Hand Built
Having settled into my new studio at 55 Washington Street in DUMBO, I’ve started a batch of new work, none of which is ready to […]
Surface prep at Centotto: Dunlap, Mahler, D�Acunto, DaWalt
Guest contributor Jonathan Stevenson / �Something Naught,� the new group show at Centotto, Paul D�Agostino�s redoubtable Bushwick salon, gathers four abstract artists who take very […]
Answers to the Spring/Break quiz
One submission to the Spring/Break Quiz included this fantastic jpeg, and the answers have also been added to the original post here. I had a […]
On Kawara: Carpe Diem
Little about On Kawara�s life is evident from looking at his work. Much of his exhibition at the Guggenheim consists of compilations of journal-like […]
The Asymmetric Armory Show
Guest contributor Jonathan Stevenson / The Modern section of the Armory Show was like an unruly museum-quality exhibition, showcasing one anointed (and usually dead) artist […]
Alien terrain at Storefront Ten Eyck
Guest contributor Peggy Cyphers / �New Narratives,� a large group show of recent representational painting at Storefront Ten Eyck, includes KK Kozik�s Orion�s Belt, an […]
Political violence and abstraction: Suzanne McClelland
Recalling Warhol�s 13 Most Wanted Men project, which debuted controversially at the 1964 World�s Fair, Suzanne McClelland in �Call With Information,� her latest show at […]
Channel surfing with Tomas Vu
I was watching House of Cards last night, Season 3, Episode 3–the one in which the coarse and cagey Russian President Petrov makes a state […]
Picks from VOLTA NY, 2015
This year VOLTA has taken up residence at Pier 90, a lovely spot on the Hudson right next to The Armory Show, which sprawls across […]
Art Fair Quiz: Spring/Break–Answers have been posted!
Although the Spring/Break Art Show is known more for installations, dimly lit rooms and video projections, there were a fair number of paintings on the […]
Joan Waltemath: Sew
After painting with acrylic pigment and binders for the past few years, I recently returned to oil, mostly because I like the way oils darken […]
Richard Aldrich on “progress”
The February issue of Art in America features a Ross Simonini interview with Richard Aldrich in which the artist discusses the notion of artistic progress. […]
Small work: Brett Baker @ Elizabeth Harris
Brett Baker’s new small-scale paintings at Elizabeth Harris are a little bigger than the ones in his last show, and they continue his exploration of […]
The Artist’s Statement: Thomas Micchelli
Thomas Micchelli, co-editor of Hyperallergic Weekend, has what looks like a fine solo show of paintings and drawings on view at John Davis through March […]
