MFA exhibitions invariably�must encompass�a vast range of disparate material, and it�s a stiff challenge for a�guest curator to create a unified show�that frames a�cohesive�experience for […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Rainy day in New York
Thomas Berding, Sunrise Sunset Die Cut, 2016, oil, acrylic and flashe on canvas, 70 x 62 inches. When I got to the studio this dreary […]
The fairs! The fairs!
In March, the art fairs come to New York, and I’ve put together a brief list, with descriptions and helpful links to the individual fairs. […]
Quick study
This week: The obituary for prolific New Yorker cartoonist James Stevenson, a review of “Painting Paintings, an exhibition of David Reed’s paintings from the 1970s, […]
President’s portrait
From the label text at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC: American artist Gilbert Stuart was commissioned to paint this portrait after the success […]
2017 College Art Association Conference intel
This week the College Art Association Annual Conference takes up residence at the New York Hilton Midtown. For non-members, onsite registration costs $595 for the […]
Quick study
Featuring links to articles about�the Painting in the 1980s and Raymond Pettibon exhibitions, distracted by politics, Mother Jones, David Corn, Blue Mountain Center,�I Am Not […]
Katharina Grosse on canvas
When I first saw Katharina Grosse’s paintings at Gagosian, my reaction was that they were too big, and that the surfaces were too flat–that they […]
Marina Adams: Radically soft and optimistic
Contributed by by Danielle Wu / Given the influx of politically oriented exhibitions lately, “Soft Power,” Marina Adams’s solo at Salon 94 offers an ethereal mind space that provides relief from all the strain and strife. Wavy blocks of bright color, from lemony yellows to saltwater blues, nest together, embracing each other’s outlines. Standing in front of her grand abstractions is like basking in warm sunlight.
In retrospect: Post-truth with David Brody and Elliot Green
Contributed by Luisa Caldwell�and�Matt Freedman / Back in December, the uncanny pushed its way into the room of exquisite landscape paintings by David Brody and […]
Quick study
The-world-is-falling-apart edition. MoMA protests Trump’s refugee ban, Dore Ashton has died, AFC offers to�help to artists affected by Trump’s executive orders, movies about politics, NEA […]
Ken Weathersby: From sculpture to painting
For his new series of elegant abstract paintings, on view at Minus Space through February 25, Ken Weathersby drew from�seasoned images in old art�history books. […]
Infrastructure @ SEMINAR in DUMBO
Update: The show has been extended through March. Note: The artists talk scheduled on�March 16 has been cancelled. Infrastructure: Land, Mind, Country Artists from the […]
Christopher Moss: So not funny
Contributed by Matthew Weinstein / I really hope people get to see Chris Moss‘s show at Theodore:Art in Bushwick. I own a painting of his, […]
Drawing portfolio: Tamara Gonzales
In her second solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery,�Tamara Gonzales�presents�a colorful�series of pencil drawings that conjure�Peruvian textiles and embroidery. She first visited Peru in […]
