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 […]
Solo Shows
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 […]
Potshot of the Day: Ken Johnson
“This terrific exhibition makes me think that more artists should take time off from the grind of self-marketing.” — Ken Johnson in a NYTimes review […]
Ben Godward’s exploded view
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Crafted from aluminum, neon-colored foam, paint, and plastic materials such as bubble wrap, plastic cups, and other discarded detritus, Ben […]
Paul D’Agostino: Fear and Loathing in Purgatory
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Like an eccentric Brooklyn character in a Paul Auster novel, Paul D�Agostino � writer, curator, Italian literature scholar, and resolute […]
Jered Sprecher: The liar’s paradox
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Fearless painter Jered Sprecher counts quilts, children�s drawings, signage and gemstones among the diverse source material for his new work […]
In her own words: Kyle Staver
“Sharon Butler: Precisionist Casual” at Pocket Utopia
From the press release: Pocket Utopia is pleased to present “Precisionist Casual,” a solo exhibition of new paintings by Sharon Butler. The exhibition will […]
Quote of the Day: Walter Robinson
“I just can’t get into the radical masquerade that the art world is. That’s why I paint like I do. I’m not pretending to be […]
Umarmung or marsha’s two ways: Joan Waltemath @ Pulse
Contributed by Sharon Butler / If you’re in Miami, check out Joan Waltemath’s paintings at Elizabeth Leach’s booth in Pulse. Readers might remember that Waltemath […]
Joshua Neustein: Control freak
Joshua Neustein (b. 1940), who showed his first deconstructed painting, Shear Stress, at Mary Boone Gallery in 1978, is having his first NYC solo in […]
Invitation: Gone Wrong at Real Art Ways
Contributed by Sharon Butler / And now, a shameless plug for my show at Real Art Ways in Hartford, Connecticut, which is up through November […]
When old-school is new: Michelle Segre at Derek Eller
At The Brooklyn Rail this month, Elizabeth Baker, former editor of Art in America, served as guest editor to the Art section, asking contributors to […]
Ariel Dill: The roots (and limbs) of abstraction
n Williamsburg yesterday, I stopped by Southfirst to see Ariel Dill’s exhibition “Oscillations,” a thought-provoking show of eight small paintings that take early 20th-century experimental […]
