Hrag, Sharon, Tom, Roberta, Libby, Paddy, and Joanne at the 2009 Art Miami blogger panel discussion. Photo by Elena De La Ville. My piece about […]
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Kenneth Noland is dead
“And Half,” 1959 “Back and Front,” 1960 “Play,” 1960 “Epigram,” 1961 “Galore,” 1966 “Interlock Color,” 1973 “Verdancy,” 1981 “Refresh,” 1999 Roberta Smith blogs at […]
2000 velvet paintings(!)
Images from the Velveteria Flickr feed. After four years, the world’s only velvet painting museum, Velveteria in Portland, Oregon, is set to close. Caren […]
Daniel Richter at the Essl Museum
Daniel Richter, “Halli Galli Polly,” 2004, oil on canvas, 32 x 102 3/4″ Daniel Richter, “Still,” 2002, oil and ink on canvas, 280 x 380cm […]
Christian Viveros-Faun� back at the keyboard
Village Voice editors welcome Christian Viveros-Faun� back as a freelance art reviewer. Here’s their note at the end of his recent review of the terrific […]
“A certain amount of total disregard for the logic of the painting.”
Steve DiBenedetto, “Occupant,” 2009 Mixed media on canvas 96 x 70.” In Time Out New York, T. J. Carlin’s “Studio Visit” series continues with Steve […]
2009 Top Ten list for painters
Simply put, here are ten eleven exhibitions (and two innovations) from 2009 that I won’t forget. Ten Exhibitions: Cordy Ryman at DCKT Martin Kippenberger: The […]
Twitter Notes
Here are some items cut and pasted from the Two Coats Twitter Feed. For readers unfamiliar with Twitter, “RT” indicates the item has been repeated, […]
New space opens in Bushwick this weekend
Installation views of the inaugural show at Storefront in Bushwick. Jason Andrew of Norte Maar and artist Deborah Brown have announced the opening […]
Paul Gauguin, not Vincent Van Gogh, cut off the ear!
In an attempt to stir up some buzz in the blogosphere about their January 4 issue, The New Yorker sent me a PDF of Adam […]
NYTimes Art in Review: Volker Hueller
Volker Hueller, “Strohpiefke,” 2009, straw and lacquer. Image courtesy Salon 94. Volker Hueller, “Drei Halunken und ein Halleluja,” 2009, mixed media on canvas, 94.49 […]
Helmut Federle’s facture
Helmut Federle, ” Japanische See im Mondlicht,” 2009, acrylic on canvas, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8″ In ArtForum Ian Bourland recommends Helmut Federle�s exhibition at […]
Video: Jonathan Lasker in his New York studio
Courtesy of Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. The video was made in January 2009.
Is it too late?
I’m grading student projects today (nothing like waiting until the last possible minute) and working on my Top Ten list for 2009. FYI, Christmas […]
Craigie Aitchison is dead
Craigie Aitchison, “Still Life with Guitar and Clarice Cliff Sugar Sifter,” 2006, oil on canvas, 15.9×15.9″ Craigie Aitchison, “Cypress Tree with Dog,” print, edition of […]
