In her NYTimes review of Daniel Heidkamp’s show at White Columns, Roberta Smith articulates one of the problems she sees with contemporary painting: that artists […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Recommended: Summer Group Shows
I love spending summers in NYC. For artists who stick around and work in their studios during July and August, NYC is one big art […]
KIPPLE: First-rate intelligence proliferating in Dublin
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Philip K. Dick coined the term “kipple” in his 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? to describe the […]
On Film: Space as antagonist, with Liam Gillick and Viviane Albertine in starring roles
Guest contributor Jonathan Stevenson / Space � for instance, the relationship between negative and positive space � has long presented compositional challenges to artists. […]
Philip von Zweck: Faith, futility and the problem of unexplainable phenomena
Appropriated texts and portraits of scientists, occultists, and historians are the starting points for many of Philip von Zweck�s challenging new paintings on view at […]
Roundup: Abstraction in Connecticut
Contributed by Sharon Butler / This summer painter Cary Smith takes a turn as a curator, organizing “This One�s Optimistic: Pincushion,” a raucous, salon-style exhibition […]
Jennifer Wynne Reeves: A Prayer for the Art World
Sad news: gifted painter Jennifer Wynne Reeves died yesterday at 51 after a relentless onslaught of tumors in her brain. Represented by BravinLee Programs, Reeves […]
June 17 : Andrew Ginzel’s list of NYC shows and events
SOME but not all NYC SELECTED SHOWS TO SEE / June 17, 2014 / Listed south to north. Compiled by artist Andrew Ginzel for his […]
Weekend Report: Almost Delancey, Colony Room, Leo, Gatson, Robins, and A Coffee in Berlin
“ALMOST DELANCEYwith Marina Adams, David Rhodes, and Rebecca Smith,” Hionas Gallery, Lower East Side, New York, NY. Through July 6, 2014. With admirably little fuss, […]
Brooklyn painters go west
This month I’m pleased to have work included in “Brooklyn Bridge,” a group show at George Lawson in San Francisco curated by Justine Frischmann. The […]
Intaglio Thursday: Art Basel (in Basel)
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been an artist-in-residence at UConn’s Counterproof Press since January. After spending many sessions with artist and master printer […]
The backstory: Supports/Surfaces survey at CANADA
In 2011, seeing a relationship to the casualist tendency in contemporary art, I posted about Claude Viallat’s work and the inventive art movement known as […]
On Film: Life in five seasons, plus Edvard Munch
Guest contributor Jonathan Stevenson / French director Sebastien Betbeder�s 2 Autumns, 3 Winters is a deceptive movie. In its easy urbanity and charm, it seems […]
Who is Agnes Magruder?
An exquisite Arshile Gorky pencil and crayon drawing is the focal point for Jason Andrew‘s latest curatorial blockbuster, “Arshile Gorky and a selection of contemporary […]
Out of context: Bushwick Open Studios, 2014
Bushwick Open Studios isn’t just about visiting artists’ studios anymore. Curators and gallerists have gotten involved, organizing events and exhibitions throughout the neighborhood. The curated […]
