Category Archives: Reviews

Arts and culture reviews published in news media.

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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When Graffiti Was Great

Posted on April 14, 2014 by melissa

 February 25, 2014. Posted in Arts Our Town, Arts Our Town Downtown, Arts West Side Spirit.   Tagging gets its due at The Museum of The City of New York Do the names Dez, Doze, Phase 3, Dr. Revolt, Zephyr or … Continue reading →

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Hitting History Hard

Posted on February 19, 2014 by melissa

by MELISSA  Feb 18, 2014 • Frohawk Two Feathers brings revolution to art and politics Frohawk Two Feathers is re-writing American history.  In his current exhibition at Morgan Lehman Gallery, “Heartbreaking and Shit, But That’s the Globe. The Battle of … Continue reading →

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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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