Category Archives: Reviews

Arts and culture reviews published in news media.

Working Class Art Hero

Posted on January 13, 2014 by melissa

The New York Press- Jan. 13, 2014 Spiegelman’s comix and more in Jewish Museum exhibition Much has been written about Maus, Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel that recounts the harrowing tale of Spiegelman’s parents’ experience and survival in Auschwitz. … Continue reading →

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Re-launching the Ready-mades

Posted on January 2, 2014 by melissa

by Melissa Stern on Nov 27, 2013 • L’Objet Trouve in Chelsea  2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the debut of Marcel Duchamp’s art-world shaking piece Bicycle Wheel. By mounting a bicycle wheel on an old wooden stool and declaring … Continue reading →

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Joy in Darkness

Posted on November 20, 2013 by melissa

Nov 14, 2013 Lester Johnson The dark brooding men that are hanging on the walls at Steve Harvey Fine Art Projects these days are a powerful presence in a tiny gallery. The exhibition ”Lester Johnson: Dark Paintings” consists of six paintings and … Continue reading →

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Media Men- Munch and Warhol together at Scandinavia House

Posted on August 6, 2013 by melissa

Published in CityArts Aug 6, 2013 At first glance the pairing of Andy Warhol and Edvard Munch seems an unlikely coupling. However, as expertly explained by the curators at Scandinavia House, these two artists shared a startling number of common … Continue reading →

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The Haunting and Lovely World of Benjamin Jones

Posted on June 29, 2013 by melissa

Posted on July 15, 2012 BENJAMIN JONES IS an artist who lives and works within a Universe of his own making. His work functions within the perfectly rational rules that he has created. Jones makes exquisite drawings that are both … Continue reading →

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Art of the Mind

Posted on June 29, 2013 by melissa

Jun 25, 2013 [UN]SEEN finds art in Hell’s Kitchen As the steamroller of development moves, seemingly unstoppable, through Manhattan, we see the loss of many things that lured us to the city in the first place. Amongst the first to … Continue reading →

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Kitaj Under Cover

Posted on June 29, 2013 by melissa

May 15, 2013 New exhibit judges an artist by his books When I visit someone’s home I am drawn inevitably towards their bookshelf. You can always learn something about a person by the books they read. The idea of creating a … Continue reading →

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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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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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