Mark Grotjahn, masks from 2004-06, acrylic on cardboard boxes. Dennis Hollingsworth with his paintings. At right: “Standing Room Only, 2010, oil on canvas. At left: […]
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Erik Saxon’s rigor and play
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Matthew Deleget from Minus Space just sent a note that included these installation shots of Erik Saxon’s exhibition, which is up through June 11. Originally from San Francisco but based in NYC since 1968, Saxon was a core member of the Radical Painting Group active in NYC during the 1970s and 1980s. The RPG stressed a return to the core concerns of painting, focusing primarily on the monochrome.
Security gate paintings on the Bowery
I wanted to write about “After Hours: Murals on the Bowery,” a project organized by the Art Production Fund in conjunction with the Festival of […]
Visitors in New York: Mary Addison Hackett and Raffaella Chiara
Raffaella Chiara, installation of drawings at Frosch & Portmann. On Sunday, Nashville-based blogging painter Mary Addison Hackett and I took a trip to the Lower […]
Another Mother’s Day
Ben Grasso, “Caution,” 2011, oil on canvas, 72 x 96″ “With a palette that both augments the vividness, and thus the confusion, and even horror, […]
Julia Jacquette: Wish fulfillment
Julia Jacquette, “Bourbon, Straight,” 2009, oil on wood panel, 8 x 8″ Julia Jacquette, “Pearl Necklace,” 2010, oil on wood panel, 8 x 8″ Julia […]
What is Gorky’s Granddaughter?
I love artists who choose to help other artists and, in the process, make their local art communities stronger. In […]
Twitter notes
Here are some recent items cut and pasted from the Two Coats Twitter Feed. For readers unfamiliar with Twitter, “RT” indicates the item has been […]
Hermine Ford’s enchantment
Hermine Ford, “In the Museum,” 2010, oil paint, ink, watercolor, gouache, pencil, and colored pencil on linen on shaped wood panel, 58.25 x 52.5 x […]
A very narrow line: Malevich and the American Legacy
“Malevich and The American Legacy,” an exhibition at Gagosian, traces a line from the geometric work of post-war American artists (all male except for Agnes […]
Abstract Friday in Bushwick and the Bronx
Curator Jon Lutz’s latest project, “Beach on the Moon,” an exhibition co-curated with Jamison Brosseau, is on display at WILDLIFE this Friday, April 29, 7-11pm. […]
Greetings from Nudashank and the Transmodern Festival
Contributed by Sharon Butler / I recently received a note from Seth Adelsberger and Alex Ebstein at Nudashank, an independent artist-run space in Baltimore, about […]
Studio update: Recent interview at Studio Critical
I haven’t done a studio update in a while, so here’s an excerpt from a recent interview at Studio Critical, a new painting blog based […]
Elisabeth Condon: Walking in her own landscape
Elisabeth Condon’s exhibition at Lesley Heller reveals a painter in the prime of her painting life. Condon’s colorful, trippy paintings exude the confidence and energy […]
Small pictures from Jimbo Blachly and Workroom G
Jimbo Blachly, “Pyre,” 2009, oil on canvas, 6� x 8.� Photography by Etienne Frossard Time Out New York selected “Lanquidity,” Jimbo Blachly’s show at Winkleman […]
