May 12, 2008
not my voice
After a night's sleep and especially after reading this morning what others who have read my post of yesterday are saying about the subject of artistic censorship and our relationship to the world, I realized that what I wrote just...
May 11, 2008
Susan Dessel's "OUR BACKYARD" censored by gallery
this too is our backyard In the twenty-first century the entire world really has become our "backyard" and along with its beauty and energy, there is also much unnecessary misery and death everywhere in that yard. Provincial fears and...
May 9, 2008
further nuttiness at 303 Gallery
all eyes In spite of the power of my day-to-day fancies, sometimes I'm reminded that the art world is not all sweetness and light, especially when power or money is involved. There are definitely some real Grinches out there,...
May 8, 2008
Disarmory
attendant art dealer Disarmory art fair, the child of the dBfoundation, "dedicated to creating and fostering ephemeral edifices and intangible structures", had the potential for being the most fun (and genially provocative) experience of the entire New York art...
May 6, 2008
Beka Goedde with Glowlab at Bridge
Beka Goedde Replacement (study) 2008 etching, pencil on panel 10" x 9.5" Beka Goedde Resettle (study) 2008 etching on panel 18" x 13" Beka Goedde Watershed collection 2007 paper and pencil on canvas 6" x 12" Beka Goedde For...
May 5, 2008
Ena Swansea with Andre Schlechtriem at Volta
Ena Swansea One 2007 color serigraph 39.5" x 29.5" [large detail] Ena Swansea Three 2007 color serigraph 29.5" x 39.5" [large detail] Andre Schlechtriem showed some beautiful work by Ena Swansea at Volta. The oil and graphite paintings were...
Adrian Williams with Voges + Partner at Volta
Adrian Williams ALBATROSS ADO 2008 16mm celluloid silent film [large detail of video still from installation accompanied by performance] Rarely have I been so totally engaged in a work of art as I was with Adrian Williams's "Albatross ADO"...