Installation View at SMMoA Allen Ruppersberg, “Poems and Placemats,” 2008, 48 x48″ each, mixed media. Courtesy Margo Leavin Gallery. On the LA Times blog, Christopher […]
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Rackstraw Downes and Mark Bradford win MacArthur Genius Grants
There are three criteria for selection of MacArthur Fellows: exceptional creativity, promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.
Ted Kennedy’s paintings and prints
Ted Kennedy, “Hyannis Port Compound.” In the Cape Cod Times Karen Jeffrey reports that there are hundreds of Kennedy paintings and prints in private hands, […]
Promotion Project update
The first letter for the Promotion Project today arrived from Kathy Stockman at Cincy Art Snob. Thanks Kathy for participating in the project. Stockman, an […]
“I think once I stopped caring quite so much about where I fitted in, and whether it made any sense to be painting, I started getting more and more absorbed in it.”
Cecily Brown, “Indian Tourist,” 2008, oil on linen, 97 x 89″ Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. In the Guardian, Perri Lewis and Cecily Brown talk about the […]
Kandinsky’s influence
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Pioneer of abstract art and eminent aesthetic theorist, Vasily Kandinsky (b. 1866, Moscow; d. 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) broke […]
NYTimes Art in Review: Greebaum, Thuring, Berryhill
Joanne Greenbaum,”Untitled 2009,” oil and acrylic on canvas, 80 x 78 inches. Courtesy D’Amelio Terras “Joanne Greenbaum: Hollywood Squares,” D�Amelio Terras, Chelsea. Through Oct. 31. […]
Louise Nevelson: Working small
At Modern Art Notes, Tyler Green reports that art museums are better positioned to weather a recession than other non-profits. “Food banks need to keep […]
It’s not all milk and honey
Klaus Weber’s bee shit paintings in Glasgow. Guardian critic Skye Sherwin wonders what’s the difference between a man and a bee. “Not so much to […]
The Promotion Project
The Promotion Project is underway. Putting together a successful application for academic promotion is an unapologetically narcissistic undertaking. The process involves sifting through years of […]
Ethan Ham’s circle game
Ethan Ham, a sculptor and installation artist who often uses kinetics, electronics, and computers in his artwork, has curated Camera/Chimera, a new project inspired by Telephone, […]
Places to go
Alex Paik, “Hey, Hey Housetop,” 2009, mixed media, 8″ x8″ “Alex Paik: Playground Counterpoint,” Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA. Through September 25. “Not even as […]
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, […]
Joanne Greenbaum’s story
Joanne Greenbaum’s studio. Courtesy of Anaba. Joanne Greenbaum,”Untitled 2009,” oil and acrylic on canvas, 80 x 78 inches. Courtesy D’Amelio Terras In Time Out New […]
Matthew Offenbacher’s gift
Matthew Offenbacher, “Untitled,” 2009,oil and acrylic on stainguard, 52″ x 45″ Matthew Offenbacher, “Untitled,” 2009,oil and acrylic on stainguard, 52″ x 45″ In her entertaining […]
