Link to Post:
http://youtu.be/kQiPAhNvZpY
James Kalm creates an in depth to of video tour of paintings by Forrest Bess recently on view at Christie's and at the Whitney Biennial, on view through May 27, 2012.
Kalm's video includes fantastic close-ups of Bess' paintings. He notes that Bess is "one of the most mythic and eccentric American painters of the Twentieth Century... this program records over twenty-six minutes of paintings, possibly documenting twenty-five percent of his life's output."
Link to Post:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/arts/design/andrew-masullo-paints-his-way-to-whitney-biennial.html
Carol Kino profiles Andrew Masullo whose paintings are on view at the Whitney Biennial through May 27, 2012.
Kino notes that Masullo is "One of only a few living painters in the performance-heavy display, Mr. Masullo has been acknowledged by many as a star of the show."
Link to Post:
http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/finch/defending-painting-and-sculpture-3-23-12.asp
Charlie Finch bemoans the emphasis on performance art in the 2012 Whitney Biennial.
His excoriating critique concludes: "Painting and sculpture exist for a reason, folks: to inspire contemplation of the fixed and unchangeable across the fluxing ages, to comfort us and give us the illusion of depth and meaning in life."
Link to Post:
http://www.twocoatsofpaint.com/2012/03/painting-strategies-at-2012-whitney.html
Sharon Butler examines the paintings and painting strategies on view at the 2012 Whitney Biennial.
Butler writes that "the 2012 Biennial has adopted a modest DIY aesthetic that you might see at an artist-run gallery in, say, Bushwick. Overall, I liked the human scale of the objects, the emphasis on the handmade (as opposed to professionally fabricated), and the way painting infused several conceptually driven installations."
