In his first solo show at Anton Kern, Chris Martin presents a bright, shining cosmos that signals a shift from the more visually subdued, densely […]
Solo Shows
Gedi Sibony moves beyond the Provisional
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Gedi Sibony continues to repurpose and recycle objects, but his new work moves considerably beyond the abject provisionality of […]
Who is teenage Donna? Robert Yoder @ Frosch & Portmann
Contributed by Sharon Butler / TEENAGE DONNA, Seattle artist Robert Yoder’s latest solo at Frosch & Portmann, opens on Thursday. His new paintings, more dense […]
New art jargon: Overculture
From the press release for William Powhida’s second solo show at Postmasters (pictured above): Overculture 1:(noun)1.a small cultural group (artists) within the larger […]
Leslie Wayne: Absorbed and wiped out
In the last few years, much has been made of hybrid paintings that re-purpose canvas and stretcher bars to create sculptural objects. In her solo […]
Dustin Hodges: Rational bluff
Contributed by Sharon Butler / In his first solo show, at Miguel Abreu, 2012 Bard MFA grad Dustin Hodges presents a series of compelling architectural […]
Resolution and dissolution at once: Angelina Gualdoni at Asya Geisberg
Michael Krebber update
Contributed by Sharon Butler / One of the best things about subletting other people’s studios is being surrounded by unexpected things–books, postcards, odd materials and […]
Ryan McLaughlin: Painting is flat
Ryan McLaughlin, Space, 2013, oil on MDF, framed, 8 x 10 inches. Remember Worcester-born, Berlin-based Ryan McLauglin’s Treif Collage paintings at Frieze last year? Hovering […]
Gregory Amenoff’s studies
Gregory Amenoff has discovered a new decisiveness. He generated his previous paintings improvisationally, arriving at images directly through the process of painting. In contrast, Amenoff’s […]
Waltemath’s powerful Dinwoody drawings
At Schema Projects, the unusual name for Joan Waltemath’s 2005-08 series of graphite-on-Mylar drawings, “The Dinwoodies,” comes from Dinwoody petroglyphs (rock carvings) associated with Mountain […]
Dan Walsh: “I have a major commitment to my brushes”
As Jerry Saltz blogged last week, silkscreening, stenciling, assemblage, collage, spray painting andscraping all play a major role in contemporary painting. To his list, […]
Allison Miller’s dirty paintings and clumsy relationships
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Allison Miller’s paintings strike me as calculatedly–therefore artfully–imbecilic. In her second solo show at Susan Inglett, the Los Angeles artist […]
Fred Valentine: “I make pictures”
Last week I met Fred Valentine at Sometimes (the gallery is only open on Wednesdays, Fridays and by appointment) where he has an exhibition of […]
Susan Bee movies
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Her game was bright, vivid paintings inspired by film noir stills. She loaded her canvases with swirling Ab-Ex tropes. Casual […]
