In the Chicago Tribune Alan G. Artner reports that the artists in “Angles in America” at Rhona Hoffman have “found or constructed geometry within the […]
Tag: Abstract painting
Studio Update: So long, little shack
When I recently vacated my summer studio shack at Habitat For Artists, Simon Draper, creator/curator of the unusual HFA residency project in Beacon, NY, asked […]
Sarah Walker: Layer upon layer upon layer
In the press release, Sarah Walker claims to use painting “as a tool for perceptual recalibration that enables viewers to detect and intuit disparate spatial […]
Ary Stillman: Rewriting art history on his behalf
In the Jewish Herald-Voice, Aaron Howard declares that history is harsh to painters. “In certain periods of art history, a few celebrity painters get the […]
Rothko’s Chapel: Everyone’s missing the suicidal artist’s point
In The Guardian Jonathan Jones reports that his visit to the Rothko Chapel in Houston left him impressed, but troubled that Rothko‘s project is so […]
Publishing the unpublished: Coates on Bromirski
At anaba, Martin Bromirski has posted an unpublished review of his 2006 show, Art of This Century, written by painting pal Jason Coates. “When discussing […]
Geo/Mattera visits MoMA
Joanne Mattera saw the Geo/Metric print and drawing show at MoMA, and reports back with a jpeg-rich two-part post. The show surveys the recurring and […]
Revisionaries: Tad Wiley, Laurie Fendrich, and Luke Gray at Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder/Project Space, which has primarily focused on historically rooted abstract art, is having its first exhibition of contemporary painting. In the NY Sun Stephen […]
Steve Roden: Systematically intuitive and smart
Californian Steve Roden translates sound systems into visual form. His work, based on musical notation, develops from complex sets of self-imposed rules, then folds intuitive […]
Flying colors at OK Harris
Blogger Steven Alexander strongly recommends “No Chromophobia” at OK Harris.”Curated by Richard Witter, this show focuses on color as content in abstract painting, and brings […]
Ellsworth Kelly: Paint for the future, not the market
Mark Rappolt chatted with Ellsworth Kelly about contemporary painting at Art Basel last week. “How does the man inspired by the past feel about exhibiting […]
Studio visit with Cy Twombly
“It is always a privilege to visit an artist in their studio.” says Tate Director Nick Serota, who recently visited Cy Twombly in Rome and […]
Josie Merck: Inside and Out
I’m happy to report that my new aunt-in-law is a painter. Josie Merck’s recent work is inspired by New England farmers, specifically those on Block […]
Where the paintings are
“If you emerged from the Whitney Biennial wondering where all the painting went, don’t despair,” Karen Rosenberg informs us in the NY Times this morning. […]
Clement Greenberg vs. Harold Rosenberg
In The New Yorker Peter Schjeldahl reports that The Jewish Museum’s chief curator, Norman L. Kleeblatt, has focussed “Action/Abstraction” on the writers, interspersing paintings and […]
Small talk with Roberta Smith
In the NY Times, Roberta Smith notices that the galleries are full of small abstract painting lately.”Small may be beautiful, but where abstract painting is […]
The Knutson and Simmons experience in Seattle
In the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Regina Hackett reports that Michael Knutson and Jeffrey Simmons paint the way “sailors scrape barnacles off a deck, chipping away at […]
Mattera’s pics of the NY fairs
Joanne Mattera went into the New York fairs knowing that she couldn�t do the same kind of intensive reporting she does in Miami, so she […]
Let’s Go: Glasgow
In The Guardian Adrian Searle reports that the Glasgow International Festival, founded in 2004, is slated to become a regular biennial. “Building on its low-budget, […]
Jaudon: Greater incident and interest
Current Art Pics takes a look at Valerie Jaudon’s show at Von Lintel Gallery, and includes plenty of links to related artists and materials. “Jaudon […]
