Author Archives: melissa

7 Contemporary Takes on Marsden Hartley

Posted on March 29, 2015 by melissa

in Hyperallergic. February 20, 2015 Marsden Hartley, “Green and Purple Grapes in a Basket” (1928) OK, full disclosure: I have never been a huge Marsden Hartley fan. I know that Hartley is “important” in modernist art history, but there’s an … Continue reading →

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10 Stellar Culture Documentaries That the Oscars Snubbed

Posted on March 16, 2015 by melissa

February 19, 2015 in Hyperallergic It’s movie awards season again. That breathless time of year that starts with the Golden Globes and climaxes with the Oscars, at which point we are all pretty tired of the hoo-ha and ready to … Continue reading →

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Exploring Life’s Dead Ends on Repeat

Posted on November 28, 2014 by melissa

November 20, 2014 in Hyperallergic Installation view of Pierre St-Jacques’ ‘The Exploration of Dead Ends’ at Station Independent Projects (all images courtesy the artist) I have always contended that video art is the hardest to make, in part because it’s … Continue reading →

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Reading a Drawing Without Labels

Posted on November 25, 2014 by melissa

published Nov. 12,2014  in Hyperallergic Dan Miller “Untitled (blue ‘ON’ and yellow with graphite)” (2011), acrylic and graphite on paper (all images courtesy Ricco Maresca Gallery) Dan Miller has created some of the most glorious work that I’ve seen in … Continue reading →

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Drawing the Face of the War Machine

Posted on November 5, 2014 by melissa

October 17, 2014 in Hyperallergic  Xanti Schawinsky, “The Aviator (Faces of War)” (1942), mixed media, watercolor and black pen on paper, 28 7/8 x 21 inches (73.4 X 53.4 cm) (all works courtesy of and copyright the Xanti Schawinsky Estate, … Continue reading →

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Francesco Clemente: Inspired By India

Posted on October 17, 2014 by melissa

September 26, 2014 in Hyperallergic The main hall of the Francesco Clemente: Inspired by India show at the Rubin Museum (all photos courtesy the Rubin Museum) One of things I have always loved about the Rubin Museum is their fearlessness … Continue reading →

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Transformative Touch: Photographs Laced with Thread

Posted on August 9, 2014 by melissa

August 7, 2014 in Hyperallergic Hinke Schreuders, “Works on Paper #37″ (2014), embroidery and ink on paper and linen, 10.25 x 7 x 2.2 in, and “Works on Paper #36″ (2014), embroidery and ink on paper and linen, 10.25 x … Continue reading →

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Between Figuration and Abstraction with Amy Sillman

Posted on August 5, 2014 by melissa

posted in Hyperallergic  ,August 4, 2014 Amy Sillman, “Me & Ugly Mountain” (2003), oil on canvas, 60 x 72 inches, collection of Jerome & Ellen Stern (photo by John Berens) ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York — Walking into the Hessel Art Museum … Continue reading →

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Ohr what?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by melissa

  George Adams Gallery has mounted an exhibition of the work of George Ohr and Ron Nagle.  Each had been known, in their time, for making work deemed groundbreaking and “outrageous.” George Ohr worked in the early 20th century, and … Continue reading →

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Disco-era Bushwick

Posted on May 31, 2014 by melissa

May 30, 2014 Published in Hyperallergic Meryl Meisler, “The Village People Stepping Out” (The Grand Ballroom, Manhattan, June 1978), and detail of “Three Amigos” (Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1983) (all images courtesy the artist) In the late 1970s and early 80s, Meryl … Continue reading →

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