Margaret Grimes was not just a painter of nature, she was a force of nature. She belongs to an illustrious lineage of artists depicting New England, in her case primarily Connecticut and Maine, and yet her take on this canonical terrain was always fresh and uniquely her own—won, in fact, from intrepid battling through forbidding … Continued

Sculpture made in Germany 1964-65 was shown last fall at Zürcher Gallery

To mark the 17th anniversary of The Review Panel, hitherto hosted by the National Academy Museum and by Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Rail has invited artcritical to participate in its ongoing daily Zoom series, the New Social Environment. Moderator David Cohen will present a garland of three mini-panels, reviewing four exhibition. Reserve your spot here … Continued

It takes an exhibition. Despite being in his studio every day, Lennart Anderson, who died in 2015 left a relatively modest oeuvre. An artist of legendary tonal subtlety, he obsessively reworked his classical idylls, contemporary street-scenes, portraits and still lifes over many years. In his last decade, Anderson was the victim of macular degeneration, persevering … Continued

David Cohen has been invited to MC the closing of the silent auction at this year’s virtual gala for the New York Studio School, which he feels to be a “signature honor.” You can see the works on offer and start bidding already at bidpal.net/nyssbenefit. Yesterday Cohen recorded an Instagram Live walkthrough of selected treasures, … Continued

Based in his hometown of Houston, Tx and in New York City, Howard Sherman graduated with an MFA from the University of North Texas in 2006 since when his gutsy abstract paintings and assemblages, seen by some as a contemporary form of “action painting”, is much sought after by institutions and private collectors in Texas … Continued

His first New York show in ten years was at Luhring Augustine this summer

Dee Shapiro has gathered a spirited cross section of storytellers in paint in an exhibition that also showcases works by Laura Karetzky, Judith Linhares, Ernesto Renda, Kyle Staver, and George Towne. Coates’s almost ribald bacchanalia manages to channel modernism and classicism simultaneously, a kind of Derainean riff on Poussin. The exhibition continues at Grammercy Square through … Continued

Defiance, celebration, warning, rallying: There are so many good reasons to unfurl a flag. Some of those hoisted above his home by artist James Esber on Williamsburg’s Grand Street entreated citizens to vote recently, although others over the years have defied the raison d’etre of flags with witty subversions intellectually worthy of the bohemian hood. But Brenda Zlamany’s double-sided masked … Continued

COVID has canceled countless exhibitions, projects, events. But in a subtler grade of cruelty, for shows that have gone ahead there has been stunted attendance and muted fanfare in what are nonetheless turning points in artists’ careers. Jennifer Riley has recently opened a solo exhibition (which I curated) at the 1GAP Gallery in the Richard … Continued