Today is the last day for Drawing Now in Paris, but “Emergence,” an elegant group exhibition of reductive abstract painting will be on view at […]
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Quick study: Waltemath, Gatson, Kennedy, a few opportunities, and lots of links
If you’re in the northwest, check out “Latencies,” an exhibition of Joan Waltemath‘s sublime abstract paintings at Elizabeth Leach in Portland, OR, through April 27, […]
Help a blogger: Take a survey that will lead to more support for online arts writing
I know, I know–everyone is always asking us to take surveys, but Two Coats of Paint needs your help. In order to better understand you, […]
Cubism comes to the Metropolitan Museum
As New York’s Museum of Modern Art has shifted it’s focus away from painting and Modernism to concentrate on contemporary art and new genres, the […]
Christopher Joy settles on the floor
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I met Christopher Joy a couple years ago at A-Space Gallery in West Haven when our work was included in […]
Judith Braun: Delicate symmetry
This week Roberta Smith reviews Judith Braun’s stunning drawings on view at Joe Sheftel. Readers may recall that Braun was one of the contestants on […]
The lives of artists
In addition to many other projects, artist Sharon Louden spent the last two years editing Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working […]
Helen Frankenthaler: More profound than lyric
After seeing the exhibition at Gagosian, I’ve become a huge Helen Frankenthaler fan. Curated by John Elderfield, Chief Curator Emeritus of Painting and Sculpture […]
Thomas Germano: A response to Roberta Smith’s review of “Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design”
My former colleague, painter and art historian Thomas Germano, sent an interesting rebuttal to Roberta Smith’s dismissive review of the Pre-Raphaelite show at the National […]
A death exaggerated
In the April 8 issue of New York Magazine: Jerry Saltz argues that gallery shows may no longer be relevant: Artists and dealers are as […]
Art History lesson: The Pre-Raphaelites, courtesy of Roberta Smith
“Pre-Raphaelite art is a volatile, highly complicated mixture of questionable intentions, literary erudition, ironclad nostalgia, meticulous realism, lavish costumes and a prescient technicolor palette. The […]
Portfolio: Becky Yazdan
I first encountered Becky Yazdan’s seductive paintings at the 2011 NurtureArt benefit, and this month she has a compelling show at Giampietro Gallery in New […]
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 […]
Win win: UConn MFA students raising money for their NYC thesis exhibition
From the UConn Art & Art History blog: Please join us on Tuesday, March 26th, at the Benton Museum for an auction of artwork by […]
