Tag Archives: Melissa Stern

At Martín Ramírez Opening, A Defense of Immigrant’s Rights and Outsider Art

Posted on April 9, 2015 by melissa

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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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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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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Dina Park…..

Posted on March 5, 2014 by melissa

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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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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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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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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M at MOMA

Posted on May 16, 2012 by melissa

A recent visit to The Museum of Modern Art.

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