A Passionate, Upbeat Advocate: Ellen Rand, Artist and Gallerist, 1941-2016
Founder of 101 Gallery in Brooklyn, who died this summer
Living As Variously As Possible: Bill Berkson, 1939-2016
a tribute to the poet and art critic who died June 16
The Journey of Life is Circular: Fred Holland, 1951 to 2016
simple, often organic materials intertwined personal memories with his African American heritage
A Look Back at a Preview: Frieze New York 2016
Dasha Zhukova with sculpture by Yayoi Kusama
FRIEZE WEEK PICK OF THE DAY: Marianne Vitale at Contemporary Fine Art, Berlin at Frieze
A “common crossing” is a ubiquitous railroad switch. Laid down horizontally, inserted in the railroad tracks, these ‘frogs’ guide trains crossing from one line to the next. Just as Duchamp transfigured an ordinary men’s urinal into an artwork, by rotating Fountain ninety degree out of the everyday world, so by revolving her ‘frogs’ into a vertical … Continued
FRIEZE WEEK PICK OF THE DAY: David Humphrey at Fredericks & Freiser at Frieze
David Humphrey’s Fall 2014 show at Fredericks & Freiser, who are affording him a solo spot on their Frieze stand this year, was titled “Work and Play”. For anyone who has ever wondered why painters work and musicians play, this was a great title for Humphrey, a practitioner of both arts. “Under The Table” is an essay in overlapping and interweaving … Continued
ARMORY WEEK PICK OF THE DAY: Barry Le Va at the ADAA Art Show
on view at David Nolan Gallery
ARMORY WEEK PICK OF THE DAY: Elin Rødseth at Art on Paper
On view at Owen James Gallery
ARMORY WEEK PICK OF THE DAY: Nabil Nahas at The Armory Show
on view at Ben Brown Gallery
ARMORY WEEK PICK OF THE DAY: Derek Fordjour at Volta
on view at Papillon Gallery, Los Angeles
