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Dance Till You Drop- New Work by Alex Prager

Posted on November 16, 2016 by melissa

October 13, 2016 in Hyperallergic Alex Prager, “La Grande Sortie” (2015), six archival pigment prints, single-channel video with color and sound on blue-ray disc and thumbdrive, storyboards dimensions of prints to be determined duration: 10 minutes (image courtesy the artist … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Fantastical Dioramas Fill a Tiny Store Along the Hudson

Posted on October 23, 2016 by melissa

in Hyperallergic. Sept. 26, 2016 Matthew Pleva, “July 20, 1969” (2009), 13 1/2 x 9 x 91/4 inches, graphite on paper water color, balsa, brass rod, vintage television (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) KINGSTON, New … Continue reading →

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Focusing on Photo Portraits at New York’s Contemporary African Art Fair

Posted on May 23, 2016 by melissa

May 6, 2016 in Hyperallergic The 2016 edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Pioneer Works (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The second edition of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair opened today at Pioneer Works in Red Hook, … Continue reading →

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Grayson Perry’s Subversive and Psychosexual World

Posted on May 12, 2016 by melissa

in Hyperallergic on April 28, 2016 Grayson Perry, “Sex and Drugs and Earthenware” (1995) (detail), glazed ceramic, 54 x 24.5 cm (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) SYDNEY — The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Australia has mounted the … Continue reading →

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A New Municipal Gallery in San Francisco Keeps Its Focus on the Bay Area

Posted on February 17, 2016 by melissa

In Hyperallergic on February 12, 2016 Opening night of the new San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) Gallery (all photos courtesy the San Francisco Arts Commission) SAN FRANCISCO — The 1960s upset the status quo in nearly all realms of American life. … Continue reading →

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At Harlem’s First Children’s Museum, Artworks Strike Up Conversations

Posted on February 5, 2016 by melissa

 January 29, 2016 in Hyperallergic Gallery text in ‘Txt: art, language, media’ at the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) In October 2015 the first children’s museum in Harlem opened its … Continue reading →

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The Vast Possibilities of Tiny Collage and Assemblage

Posted on January 25, 2016 by melissa

In Hyperallergic January 15, 2016 Mary Bauermeister, “Lens Box Pencil Theater” (1969), mixed-media assemblage, 6 x 6 x 4 1/2 inches (all images courtesy Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, unless otherwise noted) You might want to bring your reading glasses … Continue reading →

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The Calmer, Contemplative Mood of Francis Bacon’s Late Paintings

Posted on December 18, 2015 by melissa

posted in Hyperallergic December 7, 2015  “Self-Portrait” (1978), oil on canvas, 78 x 58 inches (Private Collection, © The Estate of Francis Bacon, all rights reserved / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2015 photography by Robert McKeever, courtesy Gagosian Gallery) … Continue reading →

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From Jell-O Shots to Money Scams, an Artist’s Account of Suing Her Gallery

Posted on October 23, 2015 by melissa

In Hyperallergic October 7, 2015 The triple order of lime, pineapple, and cherry Jell-O should have been a tip-off. I met my art dealer at 11:30pm on a sultry spring night at a diner on the corner of 23rd and … Continue reading →

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The Psychological Depth of Jim Shaw’s Pop Culture Dreamscapes

Posted on September 29, 2015 by melissa

September 17, 2015 In Hyperallergic Jim Shaw, “The Burning Bush” (2013) (detail), acrylic on muslin backdrop with two acrylic, muslin and plywood cut-outs (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There’s a big, funny, emotional, and … Continue reading →

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