TJ Carlin’s picks for the best new additions to the creative world http://bit.ly/12rLsJ 5 minutes ago Joan Banach at Nicole Fiacco Gallery in Hudson (opens […]
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Studio Update: 246 Editions selection committee
When Matthew Langley asked me if he could publish my work in the first round of affordable digital prints at 246 Editions, I quickly agreed. […]
“If wall text leaves us feeling neither more informed nor more enthused, it�s just visual junk.”
At Frieze, Hayward Gallery curator Tom Morton considers museum wall text. “Major museums and galleries provide wall texts because of three problems � or, at […]
Ken Johnson’s career advice
In the NY Times Ken Johnson suggests a time-tested recipe for success.”Fail at what you want to do, then do what you really can do. […]
The painting underground: James Little
In the midst of preparation for his show at June Kelly Gallery, James Little took time to visit Brooklyn Rail Headquarters and chat with Managing […]
Sigmar Polke sees the light
In Time Out New York Howard Halle reports that Sigmar Polke’s “Lens Paintings” are further testament, if any is needed, to the power of an […]
Twitter notes
#fullpost{display:none;} A few items cut and pasted from the Two Coats Twitter Feed. RT @fecalface: We got some photos from Clare Rojas show at Kavi […]
Hernan Bas: A newfound interest in Futurism and 1920s Absurdist performance
At BlackBook Ray Rogers talks to Hernan Bas about his paintings at Lehmann Maupin. Here’s an excerpt. While there is definitely a through-line, the new […]
Why Bacon?
Francis Bacon is one of those painters every beginning painting student adores because Bacon�s work is so much more accessible than the abstract painters who […]
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A few items cut and pasted from the Two Coats Twitter Feed. Louise Fishman’s generation vs. Younger than Jesus http://bit.ly/3m2fni1 minute ago from TweetDeck The […]
The impossibility of painting and the equally persistent impossibility of not painting
In Art in America, Raphael Rubinstein reports that he’s become increasingly aware of a kind of provisionality within the practice of painting. “I first noticed […]
Big Love: My notes from the panel discussion at “Status Update” exhibition in New Haven
Read more about the panel and exhibition, and see pictures, in the New Haven Independent. Related post:“Status Update” in New Haven
Kindle news update
Today’s news: Two Coats of Paint is available on Amazon’s e-book, the Kindle. I don’t generally swoon over fancy electronics, but I admit I want […]
Alex Katz on supersizing
In The Brooklyn Rail, Phong Bui talks with Alex Katz about his paintings and process. In this excerpt, Katz explains his early decision to scale […]
Twitter notes
Some recent posts from the Two Coats of Paint Twitter Feed. Nominations for the $20,000 award are due Friday: http://bit.ly/zJM5I Opens tomorrow: Moyna Flannigan, Trouble […]
