Yearly Archives: 2014

Transcending Materiality

Sam Moyer’s exhibition at The M Building presented by Rachel Uffner Gallery and Galerie Rodolphe Janssen is a sanctuary of space and materiality. Raw and honest, Moyer pairs found slabs of …

Eccentric Futurism

To me Frank Stella’s works have a sound, the buzz of a vigor that characterizes the vast body of his work. He is a chameleon that is constantly reinventing himself, from …

The Art Basel Rainbow

If Miami were a painting, maybe it would be a Chris Martin, glimmering with layers of glitter and grit. As I love that work, the beautiful dichotomy, Miami holds a special …

Eerie Abstraction

Created over the summer in the confines of his East Hampton Studio is a series of new works by George Condo now on view at Skarstedt Gallery. Hints of figures appear …

Silverscape

Inside the soaring main gallery space of Dustin Yellin’s creative utopia Pioneer Works is Bosco Sodi’s otherworldly exhibition titled The Last Day. Created with Sodi’s signature mix of pigments and organic …

Smoky Silhouettes

Ghostly and alluring is Claudio Parmiggiani’s show at Bortolami Gallery. At the core of the exhibition is his series Delocazione. These works depict the impression of what is left when the …

Hypnotic Layers

A favorite of mine in the Op art scene, Philippe Decrauzat’s pour tout diviser. at Elizabeth Dee Gallery represents an optical journey through space and perception. Rooted in the traditions of …

Expressive Vision

Tom Wesselmann’s career was one of exploration and vision. He sought to give form to his own personal discoveries of what was beautiful and exciting to him. Here we focus on …

Masters of Form

One must look back to look forward. My experience at the Art Gallery of Ontario was the first of its kind. Although up into this point I’ve focused on the works …

Master of Composition & Color: Tom Wesselmann

An experience that left quite an impression on me, I had the privilege of spending time in the studio of great American artist Tom Wesselmann. The excitement I felt from seeing …

Shifting Perspectives

The horizon line has always done something for me, in perspective drawings, in nature, and here at Jack Shainman’s The School. My mind always seems to frame objects or people in …

Schoolgirl Classic

Rarely does a building strike me as this. Jack Shainman Gallery: The School, is quite possibly perfect as far as my architectural ideals. A small journey outside Manhattan in Kinderhook, NY …