Author Archives: melissa

Originally published May 11, 2010 by New York Press What goes on in the mind of a children’s book illustrator. Rainbows and ponies and the sweetness of childhood? The exhibition of drawings by Douglas Florian (at BravinLee Programs through June … Continue reading →

Originally published April 20, 2010 by CityArts If you like your art dark—well, cuddly and dark—then Out of the Black, an odd yet beautiful show at gallery hanahou, will satisfy nicely. The exhibition, by New Zealand artist Matt Campbell, hits … Continue reading →

Originally published March 24, 2010 by CityArts In the spirit of full disclosure, I admit that I love insects. Give me a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, a dung beetle or a giant furry bumblebee, and I’m a happy camper. So it … Continue reading →

Originally published March 10, 2010 by CityArts Lesley Dills’ new work, in paper and bronze, is literally full of the language and imagery of transcendence. Drawing on the words of several writers, but most notably Emily Dickinson, she has created … Continue reading →

Originally published February 24, 2010 by CityArts Traditionally, much of outsider art has been figurative. That’s in large part due to outsider art’s appeal to mainstream viewers: The work is a kind of skewed vision of the world as we … Continue reading →

Originally published January 26, 2010 by CityArts If you’re strolling past the corner of East Fourth Street and Broadway, site of the old Tower Records store, you’re likely to hear an unlikely sound coming from the building: music. Through Feb. … Continue reading →

Originally published January 26, 2010 by CityArts I have long been a fan of Tony Fitzpatrick’s eccentric and obsessive etchings. In the past he has turned his attention and finely-tuned hand to obsess on birds, bugs, hobo alphabets and the … Continue reading →

orig. published December 30, 2009 by New York Press Two very different exhibits with some similar ideas . David Dunlap’s “Project Book #28.” Two gallery shows in wildly disparate locations end 2009 on an interesting note. The first, on the … Continue reading →

Originally published December 3, 2009 by CityArts Carroll Dunham is a naughty boy. His current exhibition, at the Barbara Gladstone Gallery, is a meditation, shall we say, on two female orifices. This is a disappointing exhibition from a gifted artist … Continue reading →

Originally published November 3, 2009 by CityArts Kris Graves Projects, a Dumbo gallery, has just opened “Of Land,” a fresh and visionary exhibition show of landscape photography. This elegantly curated show consists of 11 photographers whose diverse visions cover a … Continue reading →