Contributed by Sharon Butler / In “Of Earth and Sky,” on view at Susan Eley Fine Art, Rachelle Krieger presents a new series of elegant […]
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Art and Film: Giacometti�s petulant eye
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti was renowned for his inability to finish artwork. It�s tempting to caricature that kind of chronic dissatisfaction […]
Artist to artist: An exchange with Cuba
At the official level, the United States has politically and economically ostracized Cuba for the past 60 years, since communist dictator Fidel Castro took power […]
Haley Josephs talks to Austin Lee about her new paintings
Brooklyn-based painter Haley Josephs makes enigmatic paintings of powerful, archetypal women, often engaged in private activities or rituals that can be both disturbing and absurd. Painted on black canvases, her […]
Invitation: Upcoming events and discussions
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I’ve got several upcoming events to share with readers, including: April 17-a panel discussion at the National Arts Club; April 28 […]
Images: The Independent Art Fair, 2018
This year the Independent Art Fair showed a slew of conventionally good paintings, which is not necessarily de rigueur for�the�enterprise�that prides itself on being the […]
Report from Berlin: Judith Hopf�s idiosyncratic vision
Contributed by Loren Britton / Berlin-based artist�Judith Hopf,�known for idiosyncratic combinations,�is invested in post-painting practices coming out of Fluxus conversations between George Brecht and Allan […]
Art and Film: Red scares
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Two current movies about Russia, both gloriously snide but in different ways, open with discrete artistic performances. In Armando Iannucci�s […]
Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide / March 2018
Contributed by Sharon Butler / In case readers want to check out some painting shows but aren�t interested in racing around to the art fairs (or paying the […]
When art is a virtual token
First virtual gifting and sympathy flowers entered our world, and now Blockchain technology has made collecting expensive virtual art possible. According to Digitach, Forever Rose, a […]
The 2018 New York Art Fair Facts
The art fairs have already started! This year ADAA runs from February 27th through March 4th, and then the rest of the fairs run from March […]
Report from Berlin: Anna Uddenberg at Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler
Contributed by Loren Britton / Anna Uddenberg�s “Sante Par Aqua” (Health Through Water) comprises objects that propose spaces adjacent to furniture that bodies might occupy. Shapes […]
Email: Judith Braun’s escape to Albany
I recently received a note from Judith Braun, the recognized New York artist and participant in a 2010 art reality TV show, announcing that she had moved from the Rivington Street studio where […]
Quick study
Stories about painting in the news include: the return of a stolen Degas, why portrait painting is making a comeback, and the Russian intrigue in […]
Art and Film: Amy Jenkins hosts death
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / During and after the AIDS epidemic, gay artists like Carlos Alfonzo, Ross Bleckner, Robert Gober, and Keith Haring used visual […]
