At Bomblog George Negroponte writes about William Baziotes, an AbEx painter whose work, although included in most major museum collections in his lifetime, is not as well known as that of his contemporaries. “So where is Baziotes in our consciousness today, nearly 50 years after his untimely death and on […]

As if you didn’t already suspect it, Two Coats of Paint endorses Barack Obama and Joe Biden in the 2012 Presidential Election. Go check out the campaign store, and buy their merch. Right now the race is so close that supporting Obama/Biden is more important than funding Kickstarter projects. Obamacare […]

It’s August, everyone is on vacation, so I’ll keep it short with a few recent links from the Two Coats Twitter Feed: Tim, Pocket Utopia’s new gallerino and a philosophy Ph.D candidate,will be behind the desk today and says he’s open to any wide-ranging philosophy discussion at lunch. Check out […]

For the past few weeks, disgusted by artworld shenanigans, posting has been relatively slow while I enjoy a more leisurely summer pace, but I’ve continued to update the Two Coats Twitter feed and post images at @ Grattan and O, my Tumblr journal. Here are a number of links, images, […]

� Ken Johnson, NY Times art critic and author of Are You Experienced: How Psychedelic Consciousness Transformed Modern Art, gushes over Terry Winters new paintings, calling them “psychedelically thrilling.” Terry Winters, Notebook 5, 2003-2011, collage, 11 x 8 1/2 inches  � Terri Ciccone reviews “What I Know,” in Bushwick Daily. […]

I just received an email with a long listing of artist opportunities, so I thought I’d share a few. When I see residencies like this posted, I think of the thousands of artists who aren’t selected each year. Keep in mind that artists can expand opportunities by creating their own […]

“Batman Returns,” Joyce Pensato’s show at Friedrich Petzel, was in Time Out New York’s Top Five and listed as ArtCat’s Top Pick this week. Incorporating color in her new paintings, Pensato presents crazed images of Batman, assemblages of toys, ephemera, stuffed animals, and photographs. Looks good.  � The January issue […]

In a  Radio Times interview this week, David Hockney (who was just appointed a member of the prestigious Order of Merit by the Queen) ripped into Damien Hirst, calling his use of assistants insulting to other artists. “It’s a little insulting to craftsmen,” he said. “I used to point out, […]