Friday, June 10th, 2016

Western Culture: Lee Mullican’s Californian Abstraction

A brief history of the work of a West Coast abstract expressionist.

Sunday, April 26th, 2015

There is a Season: Julian Hatton’s Figural Painting Gives Way to Abstraction

A new show by a talented painter of abstract expressionist canvases.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

The Pictorial: Deanna Lee on the Cusp of Figuration and Abstraction

Lee’s panels blend aesthetic and biographical heritage, and show their own creation and materials.

Oscar Murillo. 6. 2012-14. Oil, oil stick, dirt, graphite, and thread on linen and canvas. 7’ 2 ¼” x 6’ 13/16." Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner, New York/London and Carlos/Ishikawa, London. Photo: Matthew Hollow
Monday, February 9th, 2015

Roundtable: “The Forever Now” at MoMA

with Becky Brown, Dennis Kardon, Carrie Moyer, Raphael Rubinstein, and Jason Stopa

Friday, October 31st, 2014

The Zombies: Contemporary Abstraction and Its Critics

Do the recent conversations about abstract painting miss the point?

William Conger, #131, 2014. Gouache on paper, 5 x 4 inches. Courtesy of Studio Vendome Projects
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Beyond Image: William Conger of Chicago

A veteran abstract painter defined by and defining his city.

Sunday, October 5th, 2014

L’Orientaliste on the Continent: Robert Janitz in Berlin

The artist’s first solo show in Berlin runs through October 25.

Geoffrey Dorfman, Appia, 2014. Oil on Canvas, 42 x 46 inches. Courtesy of the Artist
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

Geoffrey Dorfman: “The painting is telling you exactly what it needs.”

Essay from his show at Ober Gallery in Kent, Ct. this summer

Monday, September 22nd, 2014

Our Secret: Hidden Master Painter Paul Pagk

The masterful and little-known abstractionist has three concurrent shows on two continents.

Monday, July 14th, 2014

Surface Tension: William Corwin on Amalia Piccinini and Stephen Maine

Two artists’ recent shows in Brooklyn explore surface as substance.