Posts from October, 2006

Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings Museum of Modern Art


Through January 15, 2007 11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues A version of this article first appeared in the New York Sun, October 26, 2006 under the title “A non-linear path” However much Brice Marden was a child of Minimalism, the true character of his work is something superficially similar to but distinct from … Continued


Elizabeth Murray and Tom Burckhardt: A Review from 2006


Burckhardt’s latest show is at Pierogi in Williamsburg through May 8


Christine Hartman: Drawings and Paintings


Bowery Gallery 530 West 25th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues 646-230-6655 Until October 1, 2005 It’s no cliché—painting really is, and always has been, an act of inquiry. But art in New York City has become a competitive vocation, so driven by eye-catching effects and rib-nudging ideas, that it can be difficult to separate … Continued


Strangers Seen Through a Telephoto Lens


BEAT STREULI: Bruxelles Midi Murray Guy Gallery JESPER JUST: It Will All End In Tears Perry Rubenstein Gallery A version of this article appeared in the New York Sun, October 19, 2006 Swiss-born, Dusseldorf-based artist Beat Streuli rose to prominence in the early 1990s for his work in color photography and video. Mr. Streuli’s abiding … Continued


High Times, Hard Times: New York Painting, 1967-1975


an exhibition curated by Katy Siegel with David Reed


Leah Durner: Paintings


Wooster Art Space, 147 Wooster Street New York City September 5 to 30, 2006 This show – which was curated by David Cohen, editor and publisher of artcritical.com — covers a time range from 2001 to 2006 and as would be expected reflects some diversity. Durner appears to have moved from a rougher esthetic to … Continued


Liu Ye, Kyung Jeon, Chie Fueki


Liu Ye: “Temptations” Sperone Westwater 14 September-28 October 2006 Kyung Jeon: “The Impulse Garden” The Proposition 16 September-28 October 2006 Chie Fueki: “Lucky, Star, Super, Hero” Mary Boone 9 September-21 October 2006 Pop appropriation meets eroticism in the work of Liu Ye and Kyung Jeon. These artists remind us of the persistence of sexuality throughout … Continued


Robin Hill: Multiplying the Variations


University Art Gallery School of Fine and Performing Arts California State University, Sanlislaus Turlock, California September 7 to October 5, 2006 Cotton batting, plywood, ping pong balls, washers, stand-mounted lights, disused filing cabinets, plaster, wax, computers and CD players were among the unlikely list of items in Robin Hill’s recent exhibition at CSU Stanislaus. Her … Continued


A Magically-Engendered World: Amy Myers at Mike Weiss


Her watercolors refer to subatomic particles, galactic forces and sexual organs.