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Abraham Orden’s guide to current NYC shows
“Painters still look, as Monet looked, but there aren’t many around who look and nothing but. Painting is no longer just painting; now it is […]
I need a Gabo
In Flash Art online, Patricia Ellis recounts her visit with Gabo in his East London studio. “Though you�d never guess it from his demeanor, the […]
David Gonzalez and the rights of graffiti muralists
“Privacy might seem like an odd desire for these professional graffiti muralists whose works adorn everything from bodegas and medical vans to playgrounds and public […]
Neo Rauch at the Met
Roberta Smith in the NYTimes: “Mr. Rauch�s dreams may be unlike any dreamed before, but they have not enabled him, as yet, to develop an […]
Anselm Keifer thinks big
Alan Riding looks at the artist chosen for the innaugural solo show at the Grand Palais in Paris. “Since moving to France in 1993, this […]
Frida Kahlo centennial exhibition to premiere at Walker Art Center
Curated by Kahlo biographer and art historian Hayden Herrera and Walker associate curator Elizabeth Carpenter, the presentation will include approximately 50 paintings from the beginning […]
The “touchingly strange” paintings of Georges Rouault
Michael Kimmelman reviews the Rouault exhibition in today’s NYTimes. “At one time Rouaults reputation rivaled Matisses, and his clowns and prostitutes were as ubiquitously reproduced […]
The superslick, super-flat, superexpensive paintings of Takashi Murakami
Jerry Saltz reviews the show in New York Magazine. “The main attractions of this exhibition are 50 little happy-faced flower paintings and six large portraits […]
Jorg Immendorff died
According to Spiegel Online International, German painter Jrg Immendorff passed away today from complications related to a neurodegenerative disorder. He was among Germany’s most influential […]
New Kings of Scotland: Ugandan artists’ pothole happening
In their first street festival, Ugandan Artists from Kampala filled in and painted some of the city’s biggest potholes. Read more.
The inscrutable Sigmar Polke
In today’s NYTimes, Carol Vogel visits Polke in his Cologne studio before he ships his paintings to the Venice Biennale. As is always the case […]
Roberta Smith looks at German paintings made with a wink and a sneer. “Painting may go in and out of fashion, but its many lifesaving […]
Art Forum critics’ picks for the month
George Baselitz in New YorkChristopher Wool in Berlin
David Kapp and Robert Berlind interview Wolf Kahn in The Brooklyn Rail
“D.H. Lawrence said what was good about Moby Dick was that Melville didnt really know what Moby Dick symbolized. He knew it was a symbol, […]
