“Nonconformists on Red Square” The Historical Museum, Moscow. Through Sept. 17 Tatyana Gershkovich reports in the Moscow Times: “‘We didn’t drink, we didn’t smoke, we […]
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Provincetown pigment
“Eric Aho, Peter Hutchinson, Peik Larsen, Sarah Lutz,” DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA. Through Sept. 16. “Tabitha Vevers: Eden,” artSTRAND, Provincetown, MA. Through Sept. 12. Cate […]
Todd Chilton: accepting imperfection
“Todd Chilton: Recent Paintings,” Raw & Co Gallery, Cleveland, OH. Go to Todd’s website to see images of his paintings. Douglas Max Utter reports in […]
Anyone can paint
Daniel Kilkelly reports on Digital Spy: “Kate Moss has started painting over the past few weeks, as she attempts to get over her split from […]
Fernando Botero Abu Ghraib paintings go to UC Berkeley
Jesse Hamlin reports in the San Francisco Chronicle: “In April, the artist, who lives mostly in Paris, e-mailed Professor Harley Shaiken, director of the Center […]
Richter “happy it wasn�t a failure”
Gerhard Richter’s Cologne Cathedral south transept window, unveiled this week with a special mass. Cologne, Germany. On artnet, Kimberly Bradley reports: “Prior to the unveiling, […]
Scroll story clouds history at SF’s Asian Art Museum
“Telling Tales: Illustrated Storytelling Scrolls,” organized by Forrest McGill. Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA. Through Oct. 21. Peter Schurmann writes on the New America […]
So are they really Jackson Pollocks?
“Pollock Matters,” curated by Ellen Landau. McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. September 1-December 9. Geoff Edgers reports in the Boston Globe: […]
Deborah Muirhead’s abstract paintings tell tales of early African-Americans
“Deborah Muirhead: Fly Away,” Purdue University’s Stewart Center Gallery, West Lafayette, IN. Through Oct. 7. Tim Brouk in the Journal & Courier reports: “In 1991, […]
Those who can, teach
“Fitz Henry Lane & Mary Blood Mellen: Old Mysteries and New Discoveries,” curated by John Wilmerding. Cape Ann Historical Museum, Gloucester, MA. Through Sept. 16. […]
Rough around the edges
Kenneth Baker reviews two painting shows in the San Francisco Chronicle. “Jimi Gleason: Vapor and Edge: Paintings,” Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Through Sept. […]
IMHO: Art criticism crit
In maintaining Two Coats of Paint, I’ve read a great many art reviews and noticed a pronounced scarcity of explicit, differential value judgments – i.e., […]
Artists making a difference in the community
Douglas Brown profiles Denver artist Darrell Anderson in the Denver Post: “Anderson did not graduate from an art college. He didn’t spend his youth studying […]
A dilettante’s guide to art: 1001 Paintings You Should See Before You Die
In the Smart Set Morgan Meis, a founding member of Flux Factory, reviews Stephen Farthing’s book, “1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die,” “Sometime […]
Cameron Martin’s neonoir experience
“Neonoir,” curated by Cameron Martin. Howard House, Seattle, WA. Through Sept. 22. Artists include Dike Blair, Michael Byron, Judith Eisler, Wayne Gonzales, Angelina Gualdoni,George Rush, […]
Eric Fischl: Face time in the Hamptons
In the NYTimes, Martha Schwendener reports: “The show at the Parrish, ‘All the More Real: Portrayals of Intimacy and Empathy,’ stems from discussions between Mr. […]
Jacqueline Humphries: catching the light
“Jacqueline Humphries,”Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown, MA. Through Aug. 30 Cate McQuaid reports in the Boston Globe: “Glitter is kitschy, glitter is glam; glitter is saccharine […]
Snowblind in Pittsburgh
“Snowblind,” curated by Thad Kellstadt. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, SPACE, Pittsburgh, PA. Through Sept. 15. See images from the show. Kurt Shaw reports in the Pittsburgh […]
Engaged in Pasadena
“Touched: Artists and Social Engagement,” curated by Noel Korten. Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA. Through Sept. 2. Holly Myers […]
American-art collectors Peter and Paula Lunder believe the collection speaks for itself
Robbie Brown reports in the Boston Globe: �Peter Lunder, the former Dexter Shoe Company president, and his wife Paula, who live in Maine and own […]
