Last week I moderated a discussion at the School of Visual Arts called “Taking Custody: The Double Life of the Artist Mother,” which was organized […]
Conversation
Peter Scott’s two-part disappearance and James Siena’s Sometimes
Sam Jablon / Part two of Peter Scott’s exhibit “Pardon Our Disappearance” is on view at Sometimes (works of art), painter James Siena‘s small gallery […]
CAA Panel: With or without a dealer
Found Art (Bowery) Unmonumental 470. Photo: Joy Garnett 2011. Here’s a repost of Joy Garnett’s excellent report on “Making a Living as an Artist: With […]
“Artists have to chart their own path”
At Art21, Hrag talks to Austin Thomas about making art, being an artist, and her latest project, Art Stumbles. “After completing Pocket Utopia, a 2-year, […]
Ian Whitmore and Graham Caldwell: DC artists move to NYC
Ian Whitmore, who, according to Washington Post’s Blake Gopnik, is one of DC’s most promising young painters, has recently moved to Brooklyn. “In NYC, he […]
Art blogs on Kindle
Are you familiar with Amazon’s electronic book called the Kindle? I want one. The online Kindle Store, accessible through the Kindle itself, features a couple […]
The artworld on Facebook: A primer
What�s so good about Facebook? Most art bloggers will tell you it�s a good way to connect with the people who read their blogs. They […]
Pierogi updates the online Flat File, opens another space in Brooklyn
While the rest of the art world seems to be contracting, Joe Amrhein of Pierogi is taking advantage of the more reasonable real estate prices […]
Me-me-me careerism vs. the new generosity
As the Guest Blogger at ART:21 today, I take a look at a few artists who embody the pragmatism and ingenuity of the new Obama […]
Peter Schjeldahl’s insouciance
In The New York Review of Books, Sanford Schwartz considers Peter Schjeldahl’s unique contribution to art criticism. “Schjeldahl addresses us in a conversational prose that […]
Micchelli: How art can effect political change
At Art:21 Blog, the Flash Points guest blogger series is focusing on art and politics this month. Today, Brooklyn Rail writer/editor Tom Micchelli, after seeing […]
Triple Candie reopens: “Because we saw artists as complicit with the problems we were seeing, we were motivated not to work with them”
Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett are reopening Triple Candie this month at 148th Street, just west of Amsterdam. At ArtInfo, Chris Bors sits down with […]
Hello Wikipedia, it’s the blogosphere calling
If you have any experience contributing to Wikipedia, you’ll appreciate “Wikipedia Art,” an online project launched today by artists Scott Kildall and Nathanial Stern. Of […]
Bonnard: One tough son-of-a-bitch?
Mario Naves says Bonnard (1867-1947) is an artist beloved by many, but not by all. “His luminous pictures of fruit baskets, breakfast tables and keening, […]
Thanks Birdie
Are you familiar with the art blog Dear Ada? I discovered it a few months ago over on Alla Prima’s blogroll, and immediately added it […]
Joan Banach: GeoAb with a shot of vulgarity please
When Tom Micchelli stopped by Small A Projects, he was puzzled by Joan Banach’s dark, virtually monochromatic hard-edged abstractions that looked like they belonged in […]
Thanks, Hank Hoffman, for writing about my project in Hartford
Hank Hoffman at Connecticut Art Scene reviewed “Lost and Found,” a show at the Connecticut Commission for Culture that includes my recent project “The Search […]
Pocket Utopia Salon report: Moving beyond ObamArt
After suffering through eight years of dangerously misguided Bush administration policies, we all heaved a sigh of relief when Barack Obama was sworn in as […]
“I’ll have my Facebook portrait painted by Matt Held”
For years Brooklyn artist Matt Held painted portraits from old family photos, but this past Thanksgiving he began using Facebook portraits as source material. On […]
How to get attention: Give blogs the love
Here are some of the artists and bloggers who have recently confessed that they’re regular Two Coats of Paint readers. I recently received a note […]
