In the Brooklyn Rail, Deborah Kass remembers how NYC’s Second Wave Feminists changed the course of painting history in the 1970’s: “When I served burgers […]
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Jack Whitten and Robert Storr in conversation
“Jack Whitten,” Alexander Gray Associates, New York, NY. Through Oct. 20. “Jack Whitten,” P.S. 1, Queens, NY. Through Sept. 24. Jack Whitten recalls 9/11 in […]
Klimt the movie
Klimt According to the press kit, director Raul Ruiz “transports us to 1918 where Gustav Klimt (John Malkovich) lies on his deathbed. We follow Klimt’s […]
Iraqi artists barely make ends meet
In Associated Press writer Hamza Hendawi’s profile of artist Noori al-Rawi, the extended suffering of the Iraqi arts community due to the ongoing US presence […]
Durand retrospective arrives at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
“Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape,” organized by Linda S. Ferber, curated by Eleanor Harvey. Smithsoniam Amercian Art Museum, Washington, DC. Sept. […]
Lisa Ruyter’s flipbook
“Lisa Ruyter: One Million Postcards,” edited by Agnes Husslein und Martin Prinzhorn. Skarabaeus Press. Visit Ruyter’s website. On artnet, Charlie Finch examines One Million Postcards, […]
Gary Hume’s cheerleaders, angels, flowers and icons
“Gary Hume: American Tan,” White Cube Mason�s Yard, London. Through Oct. 7. “Gary Hume Prints: Angels, Flowers and Icons,” Hastings Art Museum and Gallery, East […]
Criticism and geographic context
Regina Hackett blogs in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that critics’ choices and interpretations are informed by geographic context: “In Roberta Smith’s obit, Elizabeth Murray became a […]
Robert Zakanitch in Philadelphia
“Robert Zakanitch: Lace Series,” Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Through Sept. 29. Edith Newhall reports in The Philadelphia Inquirer: “A founding member of the 1970s ‘Pattern […]
Musicians who paint
“Grace Slick,” Wentworth Gallery, Schaumburg, IL. Sept. 8 and 9. Leah Pietrusiak interviews Gracie in Time Out Chicago: “My agent was like, �Why don�t you […]
Gladys Buchs retrospective in Beverly
“Gladys Buchs: A Retrospective,” curated by Tina Buchs. Redbrick Beverly, Beverly, MA. Through Sept. 9. In the Boston Globe, Cate McQuaid reminds us of lifelong […]
Sean Scully and Eli Broad
In Stephanie Strom’s report on charitable giving in the NYTimes, take a look at Sean Scully’s big, juicy painting hanging behind philanthropist Eli Broad in […]
Odd Odd Nerdrum
Big Red & Shiny #68 includes Victoria Z. Alexander’s thesis on Odd Nerdrum’s slow motion monstrosities:”Nerdrum has been received largely as an outcast in the […]
NY passes legislation to fund starving artists
News Ten Now reports: “NY state just passed a law directing the Council on the Arts to come up with grants for working artists in […]
Precisionist Charles Demuth’s chimney and tower paintings in Fort Worth
“Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth’s Late Paintings of Lancaster,” curated by Dr. Betsy Fahlman. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX. Through Oct. 14. In the […]
