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Jim Lambie in Edinburgh
In 1999 artist Jim Lambie wondered “How can I fill and empty the space at the same time?" the answer has been a series of installations making use of the floor and color. Here's a gallery walk through...
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Simon Bening, Da Costa Hours
One of his earliest works, Simon Bening was the son of an illuminator. The Da Costa Hours is at the Morgan Library and according to lore was given by Pope Leo X to King Manuel 1. Simon Bening,...
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Swimming Pool, Matisse
Allison Meier writes about Matisse's "Swimming Pool" installed in the MOMA exhibition. Matisse created his own swimming pool late in his career. I had downloaded the images weeks before I went to see...
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Artist Interview, Katherine Bradford
Gorky's Granddaughter visited Katherine Bradford in her studio last month. They talked about how she puts together a painting, materials, color and boats....the titanic, 911, sinking and...
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David Bates at the Perez Art Museum
It was my first visit to the new Perez Art Museum in Miami, its a handsome building that feels both intimate and expansive. The collection was impressive too. In addition to the David Bates paintings...
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Jules de Balincourt Older work
Off the Beaten Path and Other Miscommunication from 2006 (!) was a nice gift among the noise at James Barron's booth at Art Miami.Jules de Balincourt, Off the Beaten Path and Other Miscommunication,...
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Mark Flood
Mark Flood's lace abstractions seemed to be around every corner at the fair. They reminded me of Rudolf Stingel, although without the ghost like presence.Randy Kennedy interviewed Flood for the NYT and...
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William Kentridge
There was a lot of work at the Miami art fairs that looked the same, would fit over a couch and would certainly look good in a loft in Miami...NYC....Barcelona...etc. BUT, there is always work that...
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Takashi Murakami
Here's work from Murakami's new show at Gagosian titled In the Land of the Dead, Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow. Deja vu.TAKASHI MURAKAMITan Tan Bo—In Communication, 2014Acrylic, gold leaf, and...
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Sadie Benning's assemblages
Moving on from video Sadie Benning's new work uses repetition and patterning in the two dimensional field. The gallery press release states that she uses repetition and patterning....to evoke systems...
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R. H. Quaytman and the monocular pull of the single painting
R. H. Quaytman spoke about her installation at Barbara Gladstone with Frank Exposito. This project was created for a pavilion designed by Solveig Fernlund at the contemporary art museum and botanical...
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Daily Life, Sarah McEneaney
Sarah McEneaney Studio Living at Tibor De Nagy continues to document her daily life in egg tempera and acrylic. Don't be fooled, the mundane subject matter is a cover for some very complex...
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A Moveable Feast, Amy Sillman
Here are some gorgeous images of Amy Sillman's show A Moveable Feast - Part XIV at Compoli Presti in Paris.From the gallery press release The pieces in the exhibition unfold as a test strip in which a...
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Winter is Coming
Tamara Gonzales blue menina , 2014, spray paint on canvas, 60 x 52 inches Tamara Gonzales, night sentinel, 2014, spray paint on canvas, 66 x 54 inchesCheck out more work at Klaus Von Nichtssagend...
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Night and Day, Chris Ofili
The Chris Ofili show is at the New Museum. Robert Smith writes for the NYTimesChris Ofili makes paintings that will not let us be. For more than two decades, the work of this British artist has...
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Dipped Paintings, Oliver Jeffers
Allison Meier's essay Art That Was Always Meant to Be Hidden for Hyperallergic explored Oliver JeffersDipped Paintings Series. Jeffers performance involves painting, memory and witnessing. Meiers...
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Gladdys Nilsson's Women
Sitting, standing or reclining Gladdys Nilsson's recent show at Garth Greenan included a series of watercolor, pencil and collage paintings on paper. Her women are bulging into and slipping out of...
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In lieu of a top ten list
Robert Gober at MOMAI couldn't tell the difference between top ten lists and solicitations from a slew of cultural and civic institutions this past month. I'd like top ten lists fade away.
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Atemporality and Painting
Forever Now: A Survey of Contemporary Painting at MOMA, curated by Laura Hoptman, isn't breaking new ground, but does bring together a lot of great work. Roberta Smith reviewed the show for the Times...
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