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Thomas Nozkowski @ PaceWildenstein
Thomas Nozkowski / Untitled (8-100) / 2008 / oil on linen on panel / 22 28 inches / © Thomas Nozkowski. Courtesy of the Artist and Pace Wildenstein Gallery
If you haven’t figured out yet, I am qute enthusiastic about the Thomas Nozkowski show at Pace. I’ve been twice so far and will probably have […] -
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Nihonnga Painting
Norihiko Saito: A Hill in His Heart / 2007 / 70 x 165 inches / mineral pigments on screen panels / © Norihiko Saito. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of the artist and Dillon Gallery
I was able to run down at lunch today to the Dillon Gallery to catch the Ma: New Traditions in Nihonga exhibition […]
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Monumental Intimacy
Thomas Nozkowski / Untitled (8-104) / 2008 / oil on linen on panel / 22 x 28 in. (55.9 cm x 71.1 cm) / © Thomas Nozkowski. All rights reserved. Courtesy the artist and Pace Wildenstein.
Over thirty years ago, Thomas Nozkowski made a commitment to specific decisions regarding the scale and material of his work. […] -
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Naturally Abstract
Jem Southam / Vaucottes / February 2006 / 46.5 x 55.25 inches / edition of 6 / chromogenic dye coupler print / © Jem Southam. Courtesy of the artist and Robert Mann Gallery
I almost have to stop using my preamble “I’m not usually a fan of photography, but…” A great example of abstract photography. For […] -
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Martin Golland
Martin Golland / Blue Room / 2008 / oil on canvas / 43 x 36 in / © Martin Golland Courtesy of the Artist and Birch Libralto
Shapeshift
March 15th – April 19th
Opening reception Saturday March 15th 2–5 PM
Birch Libralato
www.birchlibralato.com
‘Shapeshift’ will be Martin Golland’s debut show with Birch Libralato. Golland’s paintings (drawn upon the traditions of Surrealism […] -
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Ghada Amer: Love Has No End
Ghada Amer (American, born Egypt, 1963) / Red Diagonales / 2000 / Acrylic, embroidery, and gel medium on canvas / © Ghada Amer, Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. Private collection
February 16–October 19, 2008
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor
Brooklyn Museum
www.brooklynmuseum.org
Ghada Amer: Love Has No End, the first U.S. survey of the renowned artist’s work, features […] -
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Brian Rutenberg: Palmetto
Calabash, 2007, oil on linen, 88 x 56 inches. © Courtesy of the Artist and Forum Gallery.
Rutenberg describes the exhibition: “Palmetto is a reference to my native South Carolina, but these paintings are not really about the Carolina landscape. I chose the title because I believe in the power of art that has strong ties […] -
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tree branches, tumors, fungi, and penises
A detail from Carroll Dunham, “Fourth Pine” (1982-84), which was painted on knotty wood. The grain is worked into the composition. Skarstedt Gallery
Kudos to Sharon Butler at Two Coats of Paint for bringing the Carroll Dunham exhibition to my attention. [Read more…]
In 1983 Klaus Kertess described the aesthetic of these paintings as “self-hallucination which initially […] -
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the color of my accent
03.25.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI finally got up to Moma to see the Color Charts exhibition. The first thought I had when I walked in was how much our experience of color has been influenced by technology. Pixels. It’s as if artists have been reduced to pixels pushers in our use of color. Then it dawned on me that […]
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Why Paint Now? An Exhibition
Not abstract but it’s around the corner in my hood and its painting.
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City Museum asked Publisher and editor, Billy Miller to invite one of his favorite artists, painter Pia Dehne for INTRODUCING: Why Paint Now? The program will focus on the painting in the 21st-century and feature a discussion with […]
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