February 27, 2005
Monique Luchetti at The Phatory
Monique Luchetti Thorn In My Side 2005 re-braided rugs and commercial carpet, detail Thorn, full image Like so many of her contemporaries, male and female, Monique Luchetti delights in bringing what has been conventionally regarded as "women's work" to...
Vincent Skeltis at 31 Grand
Vincent Skeltis Mel's Corral #58 2004 metal, incandescent bulbs, photograph, plexi-glas 48" x 48" x 9" 31 Grand's press release says that Vincent Skeltis's show, "Nowhere But Up," among other things, "explores the death of the American nuclear family."...
February 26, 2005
ALL WEAR BOWLERS is really hot
Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle (but imagine grainy and black & white) I won't give any details. That's the way I myself like to approach a night at the theatre (that is, with just enough information to tell me...
February 25, 2005
Carter Kustera at lyonsweirgallery
Carter Kustera Boys Will Be Boys 2004 gouache and mixed media on paper 22" x 30" Boys Will Be Boys detail Violence with a flair. In his current show at Lyonsweirgallery Carter Kustera finds a way to seriously address...
February 23, 2005
Jenny Scobel at Thomas Erben
Jenny Scobel Flutter in the Room 2004 graphite, watercolor, oil and wax 32" x 24" Friends already know I really like Jenny Scobel's work, but the current show at Thomas Erben has the best stuff I've seen yet. These...
February 22, 2005
in Chechnya, a biennale like never before - anywhere
drawing from a pre-school Chechynan child To Chechnya with art, with deep concern, and love too. A number of artists from around the world have organized what they are calling the "EMERGENCY BIENNALE in CHECHNYA." The extraordinary occasion, a...
February 21, 2005
sweet reason from abroad
a girl holds a poster reading 'Seriously damages human rights' during an anti-Bush demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Brussels today Of course, like most people outside this country, William Pfaff knows that Bush doesn't really know...
February 20, 2005
Rob Fischer at Cohan and Leslie
Rob Fisher installation view of Summery (Goodyear Ecology) in foreground, Unity Road No. 1-5 on the wall, both works in detail Cohan and Leslie has another winner with Rob Fischer's current show [site not updated] of sculptures, painted photographs...
February 18, 2005
art and politics at The Gates
the "politicization" of the gates! Many thanks to Noah Lyon for giving me the opportunity of pulling together my last two posts about art and politics (and maybe a good many more of these blogs, going back almost three...
whose gates?
paradise, an imaginary park where "Fair Use" really is doctrine Hide those cameras and sketchpads if you're planning on using them in Central Park this month, and even if you're not going, think of an alternative phrase to describe...
February 17, 2005
Jack Shainman
Leon Golub Two Heads (II) 1986 oil on canvas 21" x 68" It's a terrific show, and don't let thoughts like that expressed in the remark of the guy we passed on our way across 20th Street deter you....
AIDS hysteria II: incitement to violence?
The witch hunt has begun in earnest, and we won't be the only ones hunting. The most insidious aspect of what is already taking on the appearance of a coordinated media campaign is the fact that it will be so...
February 15, 2005
AIDS hysteria
AIDS and (recreational) drugs. It's a dangerous mix, but the danger is not just that described by the media lately; the danger lies also in our media's obsession with drugs and the impact that obsesssion has on all of our...
February 14, 2005
Chris Tanner
Chris Tanner Marcella 2005 mixed media on canvas 48" x 110" detail Although perhaps not quite so excited as he himself should be with his latest success, we're still really delighted with Chris Tanner's spectacular show, "Ravaged by Romance,"...
February 13, 2005
"on the subject of WAR"
Nina Berman Cpl. Tyson Johnson III, 22, a mechanic with Military Intelligence The caption next to the photograph of Corporal Tyson reads: Cpl. Tyson Johnson 22 years old, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade, was wounded September 20, 2003 in a...
The Gates
actually, this was the only gate we found whose curtain was wrapped about its architrave I just didn't get it. Barry and I went to see Christo and Jeanne-Claude's project for Central Park, The Gates, this afternoon, well, first...
February 11, 2005
"Defenders of the Unpopular Feel Less Popular"
This is not a good thing for America, regardless of the court arguments. Lynne Stewart, whom the NYTimes accurately describes as "an outspoken lawyer known for representing a long list of unpopular defendants," has been found guilty of all charges...
February 10, 2005
February 8, 2005
Claudia Weber and Jennifer Karady
Claudia Weber The Return 2005 mixed media, dimensions variable, installation view Claudia Weber Untitled 2005 mixed media, dimensions variable, large detail of installation view Claudia Weber is represented by one photograph and two sculptural installations at Momenta Art this...
February 7, 2005
"we are concerned about how we use the people's money"
inside historic, if somewhat seedy, City Council Chambers, an easy camaraderie prevailed in the midst of testimony which will supposedly decide the fate of the Jets stadium proposal Crowds of construction union workers, most of whom typically live in...
no need to wait for spring
(perpetual garden found in front of an old house on Berry St. in Williamsburg today)...
February 6, 2005
February 4, 2005
on this museum and its stash
Howard Hodgkin In Bed in Venice oil on wood in artist's frame 38.5" x 49" [not promised] Susan Rothenberg Dogs killing Rabbit oil on canvas 87" x 141" [promised] Anselm Kiefer dem unbekannten Maler (To the Unknown Painter) watercolor...
February 2, 2005
torture? it's apparently no problem for US
The Democrats have decided they'll let Gonzales become the chief law-enforcement officer of the world's only superpower rogue state. If, after the November 2004 election, there might still have been any doubts around the world about how many Americans actually...
