June 2008
The Archives
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artists, daily fix, exhibitions
Kansuke Fujii
Kansuke Fuji / Banana / 860 x 610 / Ippodo Gallery
I stumbled up the Ippodo Gallery today on 26th Street. A nice little space in the basement of the building that it shares with the Onishi Gallery. Kansuke Fuji’s work felt very still and serene. Strong negative shapes and visually pleasing surface geometry. While […] -
artists, daily fix, exhibitions
stan gregory
stan gregory / solitary dime / 2007 / oil on tinted gesso on canvas / 64 x 64 inches / sundharam tagore gallery
I hadn’t been to see any exhibits in about a week or two…Today I went down to Sundharam Tagore Gallery to see the show of Stan Gregory’s work, whose work I’ve […] -
artists
alastair michie
Alastair Michie / Crows Nest / Acrylic on board / Shirley Crowther Contemporary Art
I am not familiar with Alastair Michie’s work, but after reading his obituary in today’s Guardian. I thought I would check it out. This piece has a wonderful palette and sense of rhythm. The composition and division of space is pleasing and […] -
reviews
The freedom of philip guston
Philip Guston / Untitled / 1968 / Courtesy McKee Gallery, New York/Morgan Library
I’ve must admit I wasn’t too familiar with Philip Guston’s work until the big retrospective at the Met a few years ago, but have become a huge fan since. If you haven’t read Musa Mayer’s biography of her father, Night Studio it definitely […] -
artists, daily fix
sheetal ghattani
Sheetal Ghattani /Untitled / Watercolour on paper / 36 x 36 inches / Bodhi Art
What sets Gattani’s works apart are her philosophy and attitude towards painting. Her manipulation of the medium, watercolour on paper is to mediate through colours without them suggesting any referential reality. Encountering her abstractions leaves one puzzled since they are large […] -
exhibitions
Present Tense
Mary Heilmann / Weave / 1992 / Oil on canvas / 40 1/8 x 30 inches / Spanierman Modern
Don Christensen / Eastbound / 2008 / Oil-based enamel on wood / 31 x 22 inches / Spanierman Modern
Chris Martin / Crystal / 2007 / Oil and spray paint on canvas / 31 x 26 inches / […]
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artists, daily fix
brian harte
06.16.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsBrian Harte / Ormeau Park 3 / 2007 / www.artreview.com/profile/BrianHarte
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artists, daily fix
gerhard richter watercolor
Gerhard Richter / Derwisch 12.3.97 / 1997 / 12.6 cm x 17.9 cm / Watercolour on paper / www.gerhard-richter.com
I did not know Richter worked with watercolor. The watercolor abstracts are interesting, seem lighter and more playful than his oil abstracts.
The 2001 Retrospective at MOMA displayed how diverse Richter’s paintings are. His early work is of […] -
artists, daily fix
paul christopher flynn
paul christopher flynn / work 1 / oil on canvas / www.pcflynn.com
paul christopher flynn / work 2 / oil on canvas / www.pcflynn.com
Two paintings from a fall 2007 exhibit at the Beijing 798 Space entitled The Homeward Collection by Irish artist Paul Christopher Flynn.
Paul said “It is obvious to anyone […] -
artists, exhibitions, reviews
Christopher Wool
Christopher Wool / Untitled / 2007 / Enamel on linen / 126 x 96 inches / (320.04 x 243.84 cm) / Luhring Augustine
I guess there is a famous quote by Christopher Wool that goes something like “The harder you look, the harder you look.” I find that the longer I look at his work, or […]
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