Contributed by Peter Schroth / Barbara Takenaga’s current exhibition at DC Moore, “Parallax,” picks up from her 2024 exhibit “Whatsis” and continues an arc roughly twenty years in the making. The works are acrylic on canvas and panel and range from diminutive rectangles to monumental multi-paneled pieces.Takenaga iterates her signature techniques of pouring and handwork seamlessly, in a lead-and-follow approach that balances randomness, intuition, and calculation.
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Painting of the Week: Lucky (Mr. Torso)
Contributed by Sharon Butler / This week, wandering around Chelsea, I was struck by Andrea Champlin’s gutsy little painting in “Vivid,” an exhibition […]
Gouache-apolooza in Chelsea
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Gouache, an expensive opaque watercolor-like paint, has been around for millennia. It dries fast, yields a sublime matte finish, and […]





















