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Frieze: Unprimed immediacy
Since the early days of Color Field painting, working on unprimed canvas or linen has given the impression of a certain unfinished immediacy–more like the […]
Surprise appearance at Frieze: Bernard Piffaretti
At Frieze New York yesterday, in the densely hung Galerie Frank Elbaz booth, I stumbled upon two fantastic paintings by Bernard Piffaretti, a French abstract […]
SNAPS: Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Open Studios
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Originally in Tribeca and now located in DUMBO, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Studio Program has been granting free studio space […]
SNAPS: Open Studios at ISCP
Founded in 1994, the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in East Williamsburg is a residency-based contemporary art institution for emerging to mid-career artists and […]
Careful observation: Scars, skin and larger body parts
Edie Nadelhaft Garis & Hahn, a self-styled Kunsthalle that opened earlier this year near the New Museum on the Bowery, recently presented breathtakingly well-observed work […]
EMAIL: Tony Fitzpatrick “really, no shit”
Known for his retro drawing-collages and inspired storytelling, Tony Fitzpatrick has two shows up through May 26, “The Other Kind” at Pierogi and ” The […]
Monumental kitsch?
I was taken aback by Nabil Nahas’s recent show of large, crusty abstract paintings at Sperone Westwater last week, particularly the pink one (above) that […]
Quick Study: Pocket Utopia’s first anniversary, the new neighbor
This Friday, 6-8pm, our favorite gallery, Pocket Utopia, will be celebrating its one-year anniversary on the Lower East Side with “Club Pocket Utopia,” a big […]
Invitation: Tamara Gonzales and Sharon Butler, An Artist Dialogue
On Saturday at 2:30, please join me at the Mid-Manhattan Library for a lively conversation with painter Tamara Gonzales about blogging, zines, artists books, and […]
Alice Neel’s granddaughter Elizabeth Neel talks about painting
Masking tape and spray paint figure prominently in Elizabeth Neel’s new abstract paintings, on view at Sikkema Jenkins through May 22. Formerly represented by Deitch […]
Inspired by Guernica: Judy Glantzman
I love it when established artists start something new. After seeing Pablo Picasso’s Guernica for the first time three years ago, Judy Glantzman began moving […]
Figure painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is a finalist for the Turner Prize
The recently announced shortlist for Tate Britain’s 2013 Turner Prize includes painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (London, b. 1977), who readers may recall was the only painter […]
Retro: Let’s make ZINES
Yesterday I saw lots of good stuff at the 2013 Brooklyn Zine Fest, held in a dark Williamsburg bar. Here is a short video I […]
Opportunities galore
I just received an email from e-artnow that included all these job listings and other opportunities. Have at it. Geneva University of Art and Design […]


































