Hannah Hoch at Whitechapel
Dadaist Hannah Höch was a pioneer in 20th century collage and the exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery brings together over works. The humour, wit and satire of her work provides a glimpse at a time of...
View ArticleSue Williams and her goofy parts
Sue Williams WWC, WWII, Couch Size, just opened at 303 Gallery. In an interview with Carly Gaebe for Art in America Williams was asked how her work evolved from the idea to a finished work...No...
View ArticleElemental, Susanna Coffey at Steven Harvey
Best known for her Self-Portraits, Susanna Coffey also paints landscapes outdoors at night. Below are some images from her show at Steven Harvey. Jennifer Samet interviewed Coffey last summer for...
View ArticleMarie Rosen at Monica de Cardenas
A little melancholy and a little sweet Marie Rosen has a group of small works at Monica de Cardenas. Her beautifully crafted surfaces help move the work beyond the mundane subject matter.Marie Rosen,...
View ArticlePainted Accessories, really?
A hand painted George Condo Hermes Birkin bag is problematic on several levels. Thanks to Hrag Vartanian's post for Hyperallergic, we can contextualize Condo's work into the traditional composition of...
View ArticleArtist Interview, Sharon Butler
Elizabeth Johnson,The Art Blog, interviewed Sharon Butler last month. They discussed her work in the show Skin and how her phrase New Casualism (coined in response to several artist and critics work to...
View ArticleWill Horwitts drawings
Anne Russinoff posted some great images of drawings from the late sculptor Will Horwitt's show at Schema Projects. Check out the Gallery Travels blog for more images.
View ArticleArtist Interview, Anne Harris
Anne Harris was interviewed by Mira Gerard for Figure Ground Communication. In a review in Art in America Jonathan Goodman said about her work Accomplished technique supports the often brutal...
View ArticleJackie Saccoccio Portraits
The Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce, Genova, Italy has an exhibition of new work by Jackie Saccoccio, curated by Ilaria Bonacossa. In a review of her 2012 show at Eleven Rivington David Rhodes...
View ArticleFranklin's Footpath, Gene Davis
Gene Davis painted his 414 foot long painting "Franklin's Footpath" on the street in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1972, what a year!
View ArticleSamantha Roth's Bad with Boundaries at Jancar Jones
Samantha Roth had a couple of works on paper at the Jancar Jones show A Frayed Knot organized in collaboration with Cole Akers.According to the gallery the artists met regularly to discuss their...
View ArticleDeborah Grant at the Drawing Center
Here are some images from Deborah Grant's installation at the Drawing Center Christ You Know it Ain't Easy!! Grant’s Christ You Know it Ain't Easy!! (the installation takes its title from the...
View ArticleNatural Histories, science and art
Natural Histories: 400 Years of Scientific Illustration from the Museum’s Library at the American Museum of Natural History reintroduces the deep connections between art and science. With five...
View ArticleSqueak Carnath and John Yau
John Yau, Hyperallergic, writes about a studio visit with Squeak Carnath in Oakland. He begins by referencing his 2006 conversation, published in the Brooklyn Rail, setting the stage for this visit. At...
View ArticleKour Pour at Untitled
Untitled has an exhibition of Kour Pour's. Steven Zevitas of New American Painting lists it as a must see painting show for January for the Huffington Post. I've edited down the gallery press release...
View ArticleFiguration - Fischl and Saville
Bringing together work by Eric Fischl and Jenny Saville seems reason enough for celebration. The exhibition The Big Picture at New York Academy, curated by Peter Drake, frames the exhibition within the...
View ArticleBenjamin Degen's repetition
Here are some images from Benjamin Degen's show at Susan Inglett last October. As usual the photograph fails to convey the attention to detail and general craftsmanship in developing the surface of the...
View ArticleBenjamin Degen at Susan Inglett
Here are some images from Benjamin Degen's show at Susan Inglett last October. As usual the photograph fails to convey the attention to detail and general craftsmanship in developing the surface of the...
View ArticleArtist Interview - Claudia Böse
Matthew Krishanu interviewed Claudia Böse in the fall for Contemporary British Painting. They discussed English painting and German painting, the importance of light, painting surfaces, her painting...
View ArticleHalfway Between Painting and Sculpture, Andrew Dadson
Suburban Suprematism is the title of the third exhibition that Andrew Dadson presents in the gallery in Turin. The title itself reveals two of the main sources of Dadson’s artistic research: the empty,...
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