Criticism
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
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E.V. Day and Kembra Pfahler, Untitled 17, 2012. Archival photographic print mounted on sintra, edition of 3. 24 x 16 inches. Courtesy of The Hole
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Bunnies in the Lily Pond: E.V. Day and Kembra Pfahler at Giverny

An irreverent take on Monet’s storied garden, on view at The Hole

Mary Ellen Carroll, Federal, 2003. Cibachrome print, 20 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Third Streaming
Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Specifics of Place and Realities Everywhere: Mary Ellen Carroll at Third Streaming

Her work is on view through May 19th

Jane Dickson, LV17 (Small Skull), 2010. Oil on Canvas, 24 x 18 inches. Courtesy of Valentine Gallery
Friday, April 20th, 2012

Flickering Purgatories: Jane Dickson paints Vegas

Her recent show was at Valentine Gallery, Queens

Lynne Harlow, BEAT, 2007. Acrylic paint (8-1/2 x 8-1/2 feet), drum kit, live performance with musicians. Courtesy of the artist and MINUS SPACE, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Finding Art in Empty Space: Responses to John Cage

Notations: The Cage Effect Today at Hunter College through April 21

Installation shot: Willard Boepple: New Sculpture at Lori Bookstein Fine Art, 2012. Photo: Etienne Frossard. Courtesy of Lori Bookstein Fine Art
Monday, April 16th, 2012

Mechanisms of Mediation: Willard Boepple’s Towers

His new sculpture is on view at Lori Bookstein through April 28

Harriet Korman, Convergence, 2011. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches. Courtesy of Lennon, Weinberg, inc.
Friday, April 13th, 2012

The Tremolo Effect: Harriet Korman at Lennon Weinberg

Her deadpan compositions make for lively meditations on painting.  Closes April 13.

Thornton Dial, Untitled, c. 2003. Mixed Media, 48 x 34 inches. Courtesy of Allegra Laviola Gallery
Saturday, April 7th, 2012

From Rags to… Found Boots, Gloves and Soda Cans: The Richness of Thornton Dial

This dispatch from New Orleans in 2011 offered as a tribute to the artist who died recently

Allison Gildersleeve, Hide Out, 2011. Oil and alkyd on canvas, 52 x 54 inches. Courtesy of Asya Geisberg Gallery
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Tunnel Vision: Allison Gildersleeve at Asya Geisberg

Animated touch, sumptuous color and a disquieting absence of context.  Through April 7

Catherine Lee, Ivory Sahara (Quanta #1), 2011. Oil on canvas, 54 x 54 inches. Courtesy of Galerie Lelong
Sunday, April 1st, 2012

“A Yellow Patch of Wall”: Catherine Lee at Galerie Lelong

Her Quanta series injects the grid with measured sensuality.

Toon Kuijpers, Blue Cloth, 2011. Oil on canvas, 8 x 9.5 inches. Courtesy of Howard Scott Gallery.
Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Minimalism, Golden Age-Style: Still Lifes by Toon Kuijpers

The Amsterdam-based painter shows at Howard Scott through April 7