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Picasso: Part 3
The last group of Picasso's from the 1932 exhibition at Tate Modern.Picasso, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, March 1932Picasso, Girl Before a Mirror, 1932detail: Picasso, Girl Before a Mirrordetail:...
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Mona Osman at Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery's summer exhibition "Known Unknowns" focused on women figurative painters. It was an uneven selection of work in a very deep field. One of the highlights was Mona Osman whose...
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Kiefer: Provocations at the Met Breur
Somehow I neglected to post images from two exceptional exhibitions I visited last March at the Met Breur. Provocations included over thirty works on paper by the extraordinary Anselm Kiefer. Whether...
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Leon Golub's Raw Nerve
The Met Breuer's retrospective of incomparable Leon Golub was long overdue. Aptly titled "Raw Nerve" Golub's work has always agitated his viewers and much like his painting process scraped down to our...
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More Leon Golub
With so many great works in the Met Breuer's exhibition I thought I'd include a couple of small works on paper. Golub moved from charcoal to lithography to painting with ease. His mastery of the...
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Jacqueline Humphries Redux
It's the dog days of summer and a good time to look back on the past twelve months. Today is the first in a four part series reviewing the top blog posts (via web traffic) this year.JACQUELINE...
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Julia Morrisroe Redux
It's the dog days of summer and a good time to look back on the past twelve months. Today is the second in a four part series reviewing the top blog posts (via web traffic) this year.Y/OUR EYES, JULIA...
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Kara Walker Redux
It's the dog days of summer and a good time to look back on the past twelve months. Today is the third in a four part series reviewing the top blog posts (via web traffic) this year.KARA WALKER WON'T...
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Jasper Johns Redux
It's the dog days of summer and a good time to look back on the past twelve months. Today is the last in a four part series reviewing the top blog posts (via web traffic) this year.JASPER JOHNS PART 2A...
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Hilma Af Klint
I'm looking forward to seeing the Guggenheim's show of Hilma Af Klimt's paintings. I've posted on her outstanding work before, here's the link.HILMA AF KLINTI saw Hilma af Klint's work for the first...
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Katherine Bradford at CANADA
Katherine Bradford's show, Friends and Strangers at CANADA moves beyond swimmers and divers and into the murky arena of groups and individuals navigating relationships. We are brought into Bradfords...
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KATHERINE BRADFORD AT CANADA - one more image
Here are a couple more images from the Katherine Bradford show I posted on last week. I just can't help myself.Katherine Bradford, Olympiad, 2018Katherine Bradford, One Man's Tub, 2018
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Murder and painting
I had a curious conversation in class the other night thanks to Arthur Danto's essay Beauty and Morality. In the midst of discussing whether it was morally right to represent someone else's pain the...
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Murder and Painting Part 2
I’m still thinking about murder, pain and representation. The Gericault painting posted last week reflected a moment in history painting where the drama of an event was the subject. The painting, The...
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Untitled Art Fair, Art Week Miami
Untitled was the highlight of the fairs yesterday. Moffat Takadiwa and Adan Vallecillo's assemblages of found material were particularly striking revisioning of materials. Florine Demosthene's works...
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Art Week Miami Part 2
Here are some highlights from Scope and Untitled Fairs.Delita Martin @ Galerie Myrtisdetail: Delita Martin @ Galerie MyrtisDelita Martin @ Galerie Myrtisdetail: Delita Martin @ Galerie MyrtisMelanie...
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Art Week Miami Part 3
Here's my collection of collection projects at the various fairs.Maider Lopez, Caja de 120 lapices de colores - Verde. 2017 @ Galeria Espacio Minimodetail: Maider LopezWendy Chiendetail: Wendy...
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Art Week Part 4
A collection of some of my favorite artists at the fairs.George Condo, Gas Station Attendant, 2001, Oil on canvas @ Rosenfeld GalleryGeorge Condo, Untitled @ Rosenfeld GalleryPeter Plagens, Study 2, 4,...
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Art Week Miami Part 5
Here are some stellar figurative and narrative works on paper.Jimmy Wright, ink on mylar @Fierman SituationsJimmy Wright, ink on mylar @Fierman SituationsJimmy Wright, ink on mylar @Fierman...
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Franz Ackerman @ Art Basel
Franz Ackerman's mural was unveiled for Art Basel. This is the first of many murals planned for the Miami Convention Center. Check out this article in the Miami Herald for more info.Franz...
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