Contributed by Loren Britton / When Skulptur�M�nster�began in 1977, no one�expected it to continue beyond its first iteration. In the early 1970�s, artist George Rickey […]
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Bushwick Open Studios 2017, Part 2
Contributed by Katie Fuller / Last weekend,�Bushwick Open Studios did not disappoint. The mood was uplifting and the studios were�full of�artistic spirit. I found myself […]
Leslie Wayne: Beyond painterly
Contributed by Sharon Butler and Jonathan Stevenson / Leslie Wayne, in transcendently clever new work on view at Jack Shainman Gallery through October 21, has […]
A preview: 2017 Bushwick Open Studios
Bushwick Open Studios takes place this weekend, and we�ve gone through the BOS listings, Facebook posts, and our overstuffed inbox to select a few shows […]
Steve Greene’s afterimages
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Beat-up paper, runny ink, and crusty surfaces aren’t so prevalent now that preliminary studies can be more efficiently made — […]
Quick study
Articles this week concern�talented female artists over 60, playwrights tackling�the heartbreaking�heroin epidemic, the link between smart phones and teenage depression, Donald Trump�s stupid drawing, art […]
Philadelphia conversation: Lovitz, Hoffmann, Granwell at Fleisher/Ollman
Contributed by Becky Huff Hunter / Alchemy, Typology, Entropy at Fleisher/Ollman, Philadelphia, features painting and sculpture by three talented artists who live and work locally: […]
Unlimited: Painting and political upheaval
Contributed by Sharon Butler / During the 1960s, the world was rocked by massive political upheaval. In May 1968, two weeks of student riots in Paris […]
Catalogue essay: Raphael Rubinstein on Drew Shiflett
Raphael Rubinstein wrote the following essay, “Eccentric Modularity,” on the occasion of Drew Shiflett’s elegant solo show of new collage pieces, on view through June 30, […]
When do artists leave the country?
Contributed by Sharon Butler / On Wednesday, MarketWatch, a financial blog published by the Dow Jones company, ran a provocative piece suggesting that the time […]
Images: Art and fresh air at Industry City Open Studios
Contributed by Katie Fuller /�Industry City’s official website calls itself�an “innovation ecosystem,” and from what I saw this weekend at the Open Studios, they aren’t […]
Email gone wrong: Julian Hatton at Elizabeth Harris
To: Two Coats of Paint From: Julian Hatton Dear Brett: Just wondering how one enjoys a post on Two Coats of Paint? �My show is […]
Update: Ryan McLaughlin
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Last time I�saw a solo of Ryan McLaughlin’s endearing, small-scale�paintings was in 2013 at Laurel Gitlen, a painting-friendly LES gallery […]
Images: DUMBO Open Studios
Contributed by Katie Fuller / Even though the weather this weekend wasn’t ideal, Dumbo Open Studios was well worth a visit. For readers who couldn’t make it, […]
Marsden Hartley’s influences and ambition
Contributed by Sharon Butler / In the New York art community of the early 1900s, Marsden Hartley (born Lewiston, Maine 1877; died 1943 Ellsworth, Maine) found […]
