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Upcoming Summer 2008 Museum Exhibitions in New York
My picks for current and future museum exhibitions in New York for May, June, and July 2008. Blockbusters, as noted, are the big shows with catalogues, lots of gift store-related items (posters, tote...
Elizabeth Peyton's Snapshot Romanticism: New Work at GBE (A Review)
"Snapshot romanticism" may seem like an oxymoron, but it was the first phrase that fired in my brain while thinking of Elizabeth Peyton's small paintings and drawings currently on exhibit at Gavin Bro...
Spring Art Cleaning: Out with the Junk-Yard Aesthetic and In with the Small Paintings
Can you smell the roses and linseed oil? There's a linen-fresh and sometimes, new mossy scent in the spring art air this week, a sign that this season's winter of artfully messy assemblage has started...
Earning Her Wrinkles: Rosalind Solomon at Silverstein Photography (A Review)
Looking at photographer Rosalind Solomon's well-composed black-and-white self-portraits – the wrinkles around the mouth, her puffed eyes, the wild gray hair, ample sagging breasts, and the age spots...
Monday Roundup: Chelsea Planning Tip, Whitney Biennial, Green Peppercorn Sauce, and Other Items
Visiting Chelsea. Maybe the following quick Descent Into Art Hell in Chelsea has happened to others: I hate when I'm in Chelsea and I've just realized I wanted to visit a particular gallery but it's f...
"Things the Mind Already Knows:" The Drawings of Jasper Johns (A Review)
Forty of Jasper Johns' drawings of the last ten years, currently on exhibit at Matthew Marks (522 W. 22 St.) in Chelsea, recommend themselves on so many levels that it's hard to know where to begin. I...
Luc Tuymans' Wonderful World of Painting (A Review)
Belgian-born artist Luc Tuymans (b. 1958) brings his painterly virtuosity to the kingdom of the mouse in his new solo exhibit, Forever, The Management of Magic, at David Zwirner. The image fragments o...
New York Art Highlights of 2007
The opening of the new Roman and Greek Galleries at the Met and the unveiling of the New Museum on the Bowery are two memorable high-profile events from the year, but I also still vividly recall many ...
Nancy Graves, Francesca Woodman, and Barbara Kruger in Midtown Galleries
Hallelujah, art sisters and brothers! Read on about three fine exhibits that are all within easy walking distance of one another.• Nancy GravesBronze Sculpture of the 1980s Ameringer Yohe Fine Art (...
On My Agenda This Week: Downtown Art Galleries, Career Anxiety, Pre-holiday Preparations, and more
I'm skipping out early today to catch up on some items on the following To-Do list:1. Visit interesting art galleries downtown, and their current exhibitions (See ArtCal for full listings):• apexart...
The New BAD (Bowery art district) Springs Up Along Bummer Street
WOTBA (Walking Off the Big Apple) wishes you a Happy Halloween, and I would like to send a special All Hallow's Eve greeting to all the gallerists of the new BAD (Bowery art district).As all-in-the-kn...
Items From the Lost & Found: Exhibits, Lectures, Etc.
While out on my walks, I accumulate a lot of information that I would like to pass on to readers but later misplace. On occasion I recover these tidbits, large and small. I'm starting a new feature to...
So Many Art Shows, And All Before Dinner
When out-of-town guests arrive in New York to stay with friends for a few days, they tend to take on exhausting itineraries. While I might visit two or three gallery exhibits in Chelsea over the cours...
The NYC & Company Quiz: No One Flunks
Following up on the previous post, I just now visited the refreshed NYC & Co. website and took their online quiz. The test is designed to help visitors plan a trip to NYC based on their personal i...
Keith Tyson: A Wiz of a Wiz at Pace Wildenstein
I instantly clicked with British artist Keith Tyson's installation extravaganza, Large Field Array, currently on view at Pace Wildenstein. The veritable flea market of diverse squared sculptures, all ...
Andy Freeburg and James Danziger Are My New Heroes
Chelsea and West Village Walking: Specific Observations
