On Saturday, May 3, 3-6 pm, I’m hosting a “Curator’s Afternoon” at Show Room Gowanus where the 2014 Brooklyn College MFA exhibtion is […]
Author: Sharon Butler
An invitation: REDACTED, at the Islip Art Museum
Please join me on Sunday, May 4, at the Islip Art Museum at the reception for “REDACTED,” a group exhibition curated by Janet Goleas that […]
The view from here
Staying in Culver City for a few days, overlooking the 405, I couldn’t have asked for a more compelling view. I always forget how much […]
Images: Austin Thomas
Thomas has work included in the star-studded “Seven Year Anniversary Group Show” at English Kills, one of the first galleries in Bushwick. —— Two Coats […]
Cosmic wit at Centotto
Paul D�Agostino�s Bushwick gallery Centotto is an intimate space, presenting itself like the drawing room of an especially erudite and charmingly uncynical hipster. In the […]
Message to the MFA class of 2014
This year I curated “Possible as a Pair of Shoes,” the Brooklyn College MFA thesis exhibition, which opens this Friday at Show Room in Gowanus. […]
April 22: Andrew Ginzel’s list of NYC shows and events
SOME but not all NYC SELECTED SHOWS TO SEE / April 22, 2014 / Listed south to north. Compiled by artist Andrew Ginzel for his […]
Video: Julian Schnabel, painting en plein air
“View of Dawn in the Tropics,” an exhibition of Julian Schnabel’s paintings, made from 1989-90, never seen in NYC, is on view at Gagosian […]
Art and Social Media Symposium @ CSU Long Beach, April 27
Please join us for an Art and Social Media Symposium organized by Marie Thibeault at California State University Long Beach, Sunday, April 27. I’ll give […]
Responses to “Zombie Formalism”
My last post precipitated several comments about Walter Robinson’s term “Zombie Formalism” and about the type of work discussed, as well as some offline discussion […]
Speculating on Andy Boot and Zombie Formalism
A few weeks ago, Cary Smith sent me an email with a link to Australian artist Andy Boot’s work. A scroll through his page on […]
IMAGES: John O’Donnell considers mimesis
It’s hard to tell if John O’Donnell is serious, and he seems to want it that way. Although known for his outlandish performances and kitschy […]
April 8: Andrew Ginzel’s list of NYC shows and events
SOME but not all NYC SELECTED SHOWS TO SEE / April 8, 2014 / Listed south to north. Compiled by artist Andrew Ginzel for his […]
Who is teenage Donna? Robert Yoder @ Frosch & Portmann
Contributed by Sharon Butler / TEENAGE DONNA, Seattle artist Robert Yoder’s latest solo at Frosch & Portmann, opens on Thursday. His new paintings, more dense […]
PRINTMAKING: Sylvan Lionni at Kansas
As a resident artist at Counterproof Press at the University of Connecticut this semester, I’ve begun to notice how many painters incorporate traditional printmaking processes […]
