The Embedded Window: Laura Karetzky in conversation with Stephen Savage
Her show, at Lora Schlesinger, Santa Monica, is on view through July 15
A Playpen Within A Battlefield: The Paintings of Lois Dickson
To greet her current show at the New York Studio School, an essay published last summer
Studio Visit: Ellen K. Levy discusses her “Meme Machines” with Joyce Beckenstein
According to Richard Dawkins, memes are the cultural equivalent of genes. The difference is that memes are contagious; they are ideas that circulate. “Meme Machines” consist of four painted prints related to four different specialized libraries and an animation that shows you a more global perspective of libraries. Together the animation and still prints relate … Continued
a featured item from THE LIST: Ronnie Landfield at Findlay Galleries
In his first show with the newly consolidated Findlay Galleries veteran abstract painter Ronnie Landfield has really pulled out the stops. Career vicissitudes that included heart-wrenching damage to a lifetime’s work during Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent loss of a dream New York studio to gentrification seem to have dented neither the pictorial scale nor … Continued
A Topical Pick from the Archives: Ali Banisadr at Sperone Westwater
a review from 2014 as Banisadr shows new work at the same gallery
The Review Panel: Season Finale is this Friday at Brooklyn Public Library
Reminder: The Review Panel, April 4, at Brooklyn Public Library
Exhibitions by Vija Celmins, Jennifer Coates, Anoka Faruqee and Leonhard Hurzlmeier
“The Invitational” at the Academy of Arts & Letters
An antidote to the hypertension of the Whitney Biennial is to be found 150 blocks north at the American Academy of Arts & Letters at the “Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts,” on view through April 9. Selected by a committee of academicians, these are, very literally, artists’ artists. But don’t be deceived by the tasteful installation in gracious … Continued
Focus on Philly: Details of THE REVIEW PANEL Philadelphia, Viewing Times, Map
The next few days are crucial viewing times for the four shows to be discussed March 15 by THE REVIEW PANEL Philadelphia. Here are the opening hours of the respective venues: Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm (opening reception with artist’s talk, Thursday March 9); Marginal Utility, Saturday and Sunday, 12pm to 5pm; InLiquid … Continued