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The Psychological Depth of Jim Shaw’s Pop Culture Dreamscapes
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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Tagged BBC Worldservice, Jim Shaw, MASS MoCA, Melissa Stern, Superman
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Viola Frey: Painterly Surfaces on Canvases of Clay
in Hyperallergic June 17, 2015 Installation view of Viola Frey, “Falling Man In Suit” (1991), ceramic, 74 x 89 x 73 inches (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) Viola Frey, a powerful woman and rule-busting artist, has not been … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Area Art, ceramics, David Park, glaze, Melissa Stern, Peter Voulkos, Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Arneson, Viola Frey
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El Anatsui Goes To School
published in Hyperallergic May 21, 2015 El Anatsui’s “Womb ot Time”(2014) at The School ( all images copyright El Anatsui and courtesy of the artist and Jack Shaiman Gallery, unless otherwise noted KINDERHOOK, NY — The School, Jack Shainman’s splendid … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Contemporary African art, Jack Shainman Gallery, Melissa Stern, mixed media, sculpture, steel sculpture, Visual arts
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At Martín Ramírez Opening, A Defense of Immigrant’s Rights and Outsider Art
March 27, 2015 in Hyperallergic Martín Ramírez,”Untitled (Tunnel with Cars and Buses)” (1954), reproduced as one of five new ‘Forever’ Stamps by the United States Postal Service (© 2015 USPS) (click to enlarge) Blue-chip outsider artist Martín Ramírez was memorialized … Continue reading
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Tagged drawing, Hyperallergic, Martin Ramirez, Melissa Stern, outsider art, Ricco Maresca Gallery, Self-Taught artist, Visual arts
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Reading a Drawing Without Labels
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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Tagged Autisim, Creative Growth, Dan Miller, drawing, Melissa Stern, mixed media, Ricco Maresca Gallery, Self-Taught artist
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Drawing the Face of the War Machine
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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Tagged Bauhaus, Faces of War, Melissa Stern, Surrealism, The Drawing Center, Watercolor, World War Two, Xanti Schawinsky
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Disco-era Bushwick
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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Tagged Brooklyn, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Disco, Drag queens, Jefferson Street, Manhattan, Melissa Stern, Meryl Meisler, New York City, Photography, Village people
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Dina Park…..
The first day in Israel was a total blur. Arrival, customs, bags, pick up at airport, go to see new apt, go to the art center, my wonderful friends mark and Yael showed up to whisk me away to lunch … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Cliff, Dina Park, Israel, Jaffa, Melissa Stern, sculpture, Visual arts, Yael
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Hitting History Hard
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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Tagged American History, drawing, Frohawk Two-Feathers, Melissa Stern, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Works on Paper
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Joy in Darkness
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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Tagged Abstract Expresionists, Art, Impasto, LES, Melissa Stern, Oil paint, Paint, Shopping, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, Visual arts
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