Contributed by Sharon Butler / Not far from the courthouse, wandering jurors like myself might happen upon Postmasters Gallery on Franklin Street during the mandated […]
Gallery shows
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. […]
Last chance: Summer shows in Hudson and Beacon
Continuing my roadtrip north of the city, I headed west from the Berkshires to Hudson and Beacon, two more towns that have absorbed many […]
Roundup: Abstraction in Connecticut
Contributed by Sharon Butler / This summer painter Cary Smith takes a turn as a curator, organizing “This One�s Optimistic: Pincushion,” a raucous, salon-style exhibition […]
Vancouver Report: Lyse Lemieux at Republic Gallery
Guest Contributor Dion Kliner (Vancouver, BC) / John Singer Sargent enigmatically said, “A portrait is a painting with a little something wrong about the mouth.” […]
Halvorson and Hawkins: Two kinds of cool
One kind of cool is no-nonsense virtuoso paint-handling that calmly vivifies the world as it slowly turns, of the kind on display in […]
Providence report: Leigh Tarentino and Duane Slick
Iridescence is the unphotographable thread that runs through LeighTarentino‘s winter landscapes and Duane Slick‘s stripes and Coyotes on view at the Chazan Gallery in Providence. […]
David Gilbert: Documenting the lost moments
Who doesn’t love photographs of work-in-progress at artists’ studios? In his insightful and clever second solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, David Gilbert encourages […]
