Often curated by artists, summer group shows provide a window into the hive mind. Accordingly, I’ve put together a short list of exhibitions that are […]
Author: Sharon Butler
Lucio Fontana’s ghost: Amy Feldman, Maximilian Schubert, Alan Wiener at 11R
In 1947, Lucio Fontana (Italy, 1988-1968) launched the Movimento Spaziale in Italy. The movement was primarily concerned with the utilization of neon, radio, television to […]
Hilma af Klint at Serpentine Gallery: Sustenance and Possibility
Contributed by Barbara Campbell Thomas / I first laid eyes on the work of Hilma af Klint (Stockholm, 1862-1944) in 1999, while an MFA student […]
Meet the new Bob Ross: Clara Lieu and ART PROF
I recently received an email from Clara Lieu, an adjunct professor in the Illustration program at RISD. Lieu has partnered with Thomas Lerra, a manager […]
Quick study
This week: Summer reading, teaching update (Parsons in the fall), Trump art, gallery closings, Picabia retrospective, and a visit to Cape Cod… Trump the muse […]
Last chance: Joanne Greenbaum’s glorious starts and fits
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / The sheer ebullience and playfulness of Joanne Greenbaum’s big untitled abstract paintings, on display only through July 1 at Rachel […]
Neighbors: Marci MacGuffie @ 55 Washington
For artists who spend long hours working alone in the studio, the conversations that take place in the hallway with other artists are crucial. For […]
Collaboration: Archie Rand and Bill Berkson
Before poet and art critic Bill Berkson died earlier this month, he had been collaborating with artist Archie Rand on a re-working of “Room Tone,” […]
Men curating women
Last week “The Female Gaze, Part 2: Women Look At Men,” an exhibition that includes many rich and inventive paintings, opened at Cheim and Read. […]
Studio visit with Greg Drasler
Visiting an artist’s studio before a new body of work is packed and shipped off for a solo show can be a stirring experience. The […]
Street Smarts: Charles Goldman @ Songs For Presidents
Guest Contributor Mary Addison Hackett / I went to graduate school in Chicago with Charles Goldman and still remember one of the first pieces he […]
Nicole Eisenman and the triumph of painting
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Just about every piece in Nicole Eisenman�s nobly minatory exhibition �Al-ugh-ories� at the New Museum, up through June 26, pulses […]
Quick study
This week: Coney Art Walls, job postings, Art Basel report, painterly photographs, residency news from Sharpe Walentas and the Elizabeth Foundation Studio Program (residents announced […]
Chicago: Adam Scott at Julius Caesar
Contributed by Robin Dluzen / Adam Scott�s latest exhibition, “Silent Running” at Julius Caesar in Chicago, is a kind of Helen-Frankenthaler-color-field-painting-meets-Gram-Parsons-desert-pilgrimage experience. The works are […]
Rethinking Howard Hodgkin
For decades, Howard Hodgkin (b. 1932, London) has been known for turning his memories and experiences into brushy, colorful paintings on old wooden panels. He […]
