Author Archives: melissa

Ride On Time- A meditation on the nature of time and history at Grand Central Station

Posted on April 29, 2013 by melissa

published in CityArts/The New York Press April 29, 2013 What do you think passes through someone’s mind as they dash though Grand Central Station? I would wager that the most common thought is something along the lines of  “What time … Continue reading →

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Further Thoughts on the Art of Melissa Stern

Posted on January 23, 2013 by melissa

Paul J. Karlstrom                               19 January 2013         On a recent trip to New York my wife and I managed to see several exhibitions during what was primarily a family Christmas week in Brooklyn. Although we were staying … Continue reading →

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Lost In Her Cosmos

Posted on December 15, 2012 by melissa

The New York Press- Dec 5, 2012 • Rosemarie Trockel’s World on View The much-anticipated exhibition Rosemarie Trockel: A Cosmos now at the New Museum, is a complicated show to get one’s arms around and a hard one to love. … Continue reading →

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Wagging the Dog

Posted on October 5, 2012 by melissa

The New York Press- Oct 3, 2012 • WEGMAN THROWS SINCERITY A BONE Irony is one the most overused conceits in contemporary art. So much so that the term “ironic hipster” has become part of our current lexicon. I’m tired … Continue reading →

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Trade Routes

Posted on June 19, 2012 by melissa

Mapping globalization at Aicon CityArts June 11, 2012 The current exhibition at Aicon Gallery, Mapmakers: The Evolution of Indian Art, got me thinking about globalization. I will freely admit to a certain amount of cultural bias when looking at art. … Continue reading →

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I’m a Weekling !

Posted on June 11, 2012 by melissa

My heroic friends at The Weeklings have graciously invited me to help curate the visual art part of their  superpowered blog. I will be posting about visual art on Sundays. I don’t have a secret identity yet, but I do … Continue reading →

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It All Adds Up…..

Posted on May 25, 2012 by melissa

This group of drawings, called NEW MATH, is visual therapy for my angst-ridden relationship with numbers. Remember how bewildering it was when they introduced “New Math” in school? I never got over wondering what happened to “Old Math.” Was it … Continue reading →

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Man of Steel

Posted on May 21, 2012 by melissa

My friend Arthur is a brilliant artist, he’s also a man of many words…. check this out- I Hear Voices

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M at MOMA

Posted on May 16, 2012 by melissa

A recent visit to The Museum of Modern Art.

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Keep On Truckin’

Posted on May 5, 2012 by melissa

May 4, 2012 published in CityArts Jade Townsend’s “Beastly” Installation Jade Townsend’s new body of work, entitled “Leviathan,” is a challenging show to get one’s arms around.  Upon entering the Lesley Heller Workspace on lower Orchard Street, the viewer is … Continue reading →

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