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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 […]
Art forgery ring specializing in Russian avant-garde busted
I love a good story about art forging. Catherine Hickley reported on Bloomberg yesterday that police in Wiesbaden, Mainz, Stuttgart, Munich, Hamburg and Cologne raided […]
The Portrait Tradition
The triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition winners are on display the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, and readers will undoubtedly recognize work by friends […]
Elena Berriolo: 3-dimensional line
New York-based artist Elena Berriolo has created many sculptures and installations and, since 2009, she has worked exclusively in the book format, performing while producing […]
Excerpt: Richard Tuttle on fashion and eternity
“As a collector of [Johann Christian] Reinhart’s work, I am aware how he is seen as a transitional figure between the light of the Enlightenment […]
Curated by Richard Tuttle?? Yes.
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Pallazzola, Johann Christian Reinhart�s etching posted above, shows the view over Lago Albano toward the convent of Sta. Maria ad […]
Andrew Ginzel’s list of selected NYC shows and events
June 4, 2013: SOME but not all NYC SELECTED SHOWS TO SEE / Listed south to north. Compiled by artist Andrew Ginzel for his students […]
More painting IRL: Bushwick Open Studios, part 2
Thanks to the artists who generously opened their studios and also to the galleries that mounted exhibitions and events–I only got to a small fraction […]
Painting IRL: 2013 Bushwick Open Studios
Yesterday I spent the afternoon rambling around Bushwick Open Studios, visiting artists who have been featured in the blog over the past few years, checking […]
Triangular: Andrew Seto and Deborah Dancy
Isoceles, equilateral, scalene, right, obtuse, acute and equilateral. The humble triangles that we all studied in geometry figure prominently in contemporary abstraction, particularly in Andrew […]
Quick study: Bushwick, Venice, Hong Kong
The seventh annual Bushwick Open Studios takes place next weekend, May 31-June 2! Thousands of artists will be participating, and a quick search of the […]
Tracey Emin: More lovely than lame
Best known for “My Bed,” a 1998 installation featuring her personal effects (like stained underwear) which earned her a nomination for the 1999 Turner Prize, […]
Don’t kill Bill: Powhida at Charlie James in LA
The crudely amped-up art market built by the likes of Gagosian, Zwirner, and the auction houses has overwhelmed critical dialogue. But are they the only […]
A Day in New York: Jenny Zoe Casey
Running into local friends at openings isn’t that unusual, but every now and then I see Jenny Zoe Casey, the artist who organized and invited […]


































