This month, Raphael Rubinstein is the guest editor of the Rail’s ArtSeen section. Citing letters from Vincent van Gogh to his brother Theo, and the […]
Artist’s Notebook
How long does it take Brice Marden to make a painting?
In this 2009 conversation with Harry Cooper, curator at National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, that was recorded at Brice Marden’s (Manhattan) studio, Marden […]
Part I: Where is Joshua Abelow?
Over the summer Joshua Abelow, painter and editor of ART BLOG ART BLOG, started a gallery (also called ART BLOG ART BLOG) in a Chelsea space generously donated by Abelow’s former boss (and friend), Ross Bleckner. Abelow invited friends and acquaintances to organize quick two-week exhibitions that mimicked the fast pace of his blog, and the project became a focal point for the painting community during what is generally a slow time in Chelsea. In October, when Bleckner returned from summer in the Hamptons, the space closed.
George Hofmann and Laurie Fendrich on artists’ writing, and the Duccio Fragments series
Recently George Hofmann, a faculty member from 1967 to 2002 in the legendary Hunter College art program, contributed a post to Art Critical about […]
Chris Martin’s bigness
When I first started writing for The Rail, in an article about the Tomma Abts show at the New Museum, I took a quote from […]
Studio Update
As readers may already know, I recently moved into a studio at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in NYC. For the new series of […]
Recto or Verso: What kind of artist are you?
Barnett Newman, Two Edges, 1948, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches. Museum of Modern Art, gift of Annalee Newman (by exchange). Barnett Newman Foundation […]
Painting of the Day: “Meeting” by Adam Simon
This amazing painting (which looks far better on the wall than it does as a jpeg) was recently featured in “Ocketopia” a group show […]
What I’m working on
I spoke to the University of Connecticut senior painting majors last night during a CAA-style presentation (notes, images, podium, and so forth). The talk covered […]
The Promotion Project at CAA in Chicago
Contributed by Sharon Butler / This month I’ll be in Chicago to present The Promotion Project at the College Art Association’s Annual Conference. Please stop […]
Places to go
Alex Paik, “Hey, Hey Housetop,” 2009, mixed media, 8″ x8″ “Alex Paik: Playground Counterpoint,” Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA. Through September 25. “Not even as […]
Katherine Bradford at Edward Thorp
I live in a seaside tourist town (this weekend is the “Cabin Fever Festival”) so I’m surrounded by impressionistic paintings of boats, water, beach, drawbridge […]
Studio update: January Residency at Pocket Utopia
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I spent the week-long residency creating circle charts, which represent the point in my work where words and images intersect. […]
Mattera looks at shaped canvas: Pousette-Dart and Gorchov
Joanna Pousette-Dart’s show at Moti Hasson is down, but Joanne Mattera Art Blog has recently uploaded some pretty good images. “Pousette-Dart makes paintings that are […]
Studio Update: Summer progress
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Summer is usually a productive season for those of us who teach, but inevitably some things remain unfinished because gauging […]
