After exploring hard-edge abstraction and unconventional materials for decades, Regina Bogat began incorporating a more gestural approach into her work. These paintings, made in the 1990s, are on view at […]
Gallery shows
Roy Dowell and Richard Kalina: Standing their ground
Contributed by Marjorie Welish / “Synchronicity: A State of Painting,” an exhibition featuring work by Roy Dowell and Richard Kalina, on view at Lennon, Weinberg […]
A three-hour tour: Selected Bushwick galleries
Contributed by Sharon Butler / As some readers may remember, I went to the University of Connecticut for my MFA degree, and until last year, […]
Gallery crawl in Hudson
Contributed by Suzanne Joelson / In Hudson, New York, among the soap shopsand home furnishings boutiquesare a few galleries where painting thrives, notably John Davis, […]
Images: Becky Brown, Annette Cords, and accidental poetry
According to the press release for “Cognition-Stroll,’ a collaborative exhibition on view at Project:ARTspace that features Annette Cords and Becky Brown, the hyphenated term is a literal English translation of […]
Quicktime: Fast, casual painting in Philadelphia
Contributed by Becky Huff Hunter / In his influential Art in America article “Provisional Painting” (2009), critic Raphael Rubinstein traced a history—from Joan Miró to […]
Lunchtime dystopia: CON-Figuration at Postmasters
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Not far from the courthouse, wandering jurors like myself might happen upon Postmasters Gallery on Franklin Street during the mandated […]
Alex O�Neal: Hiding Places in a Dream
Contributed by Katarina Wong / Alex O�Neal is an artist based in Cooperstown, New York, whose recent show �Hiding Places in a Dream� at Linda […]
Katharina Grosse on canvas
When I first saw Katharina Grosse’s paintings at Gagosian, my reaction was that they were too big, and that the surfaces were too flat–that they […]
Drawing portfolio: Tamara Gonzales
In her second solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Tamara Gonzales presents a colorful series of pencil drawings that conjure Peruvian textiles and embroidery. […]
Julie Torres’ dispatches from Hudson, part 1
We were recently surprised to learn that Bushwick artist Julie Torres has decamped from the Brooklyn neighborhood with which she’s long been associated. Now located […]
(Mostly) painting: Fall preview in Brooklyn (and Queens)
Our first preview of the fall season features primarily Brooklyn galleries–Bushwick, DUMBO, Gowanus, and Downtown. Look for me IRL on Friday, September 9, at Theodore:Art […]
Cheat sheet: Summer group shows (and what curators are writing about them)
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 […]
Chelsea Picks, 17th to 25th Streets
Contributed by Sharon Butler / If you have a couple of hours to see some painting exhibitions in New York, but you can’t bear going […]
See my friends: Owen James Gallery
Editor’s note. Our new column, “See My Friends,” serves a dual purpose: to share information about young/small/hungry/idealistic galleries doing ambitious and interesting things in lesser […]
Sculptural objects around town
Contributed by Sharon Butler / The return of the sculptural object that was highlighted so beautifully in “Greater New York” at MoMA PS1 continues this […]
UES: Rudolf Stingel, Alex Katz, Jane Kent, David Storey, Richard Diebenkorn
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Long, long ago, when paint-on-canvas art making was deemed irrelevant, painters began exploring experimental processes to make painting-like wall pieces […]
Revisions and resurrections: “The Silo” curated by Raphael Rubinstein at Garth Greenan
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Getting recognition in the art world is difficult, but remaining relevant over the course of a lifetime is nearly impossible. […]
My Chelsea morning
When I check out galleries I usually post images on my Instagram feed, but yesterday I was trying to save data. Here are a few […]
Exhibitions: Heilmann, Marden, Riley, Hollowell, and last chance for Krebber
“Geometrics: Waves, Roads, etc.,” Mary Heilmann’s upcoming show at 303 Gallery, will feature paintings on both canvas and handmade paper, glazed ceramics, and furniture sculptures. […]
