Bill Jensen at Cheim & Read
Steven Alexander recommends Bill Jensen's show of new work at Cheim & Read.
Noland and Color Painting
Paul Corio calls for a reconsideration of Color Field painting, Noland, Olitski, and Louis in particular.
Hans Hofmann Chimbote Project
Link to Hans Hofmann Chimbote Project on view at the Philbrook Museum.
In The Attic: Abstract easel paintings from 1920-50
Link to Sharon Butler's post on Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s. An exhibition featuring more than 90 works by 70 artists from Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Demons and Devotions
Reggie Lynch reviews “Demons and Devotions: The Hours of Catherine of Cleves” at the Morgan Library.
The Age of Wonder
Christine Cariati reviews The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes.
Pearlstein/Held: Five Decades
Brooklyn Rail editor Phong Bui reviews Pearlstein/Held: Five Decades at Bett Cuningham Gallery, November 19, 2009 – February 13, 2010.
Frances Barth: Scale, Economy and Unnamable Color
Joan Waltemath reviews Frances Barth: Scale, Economy and Unnamable Color, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, January 7 – February 6, 2010.
Denyse Thomasos: The Divide: New Paintings
Cora Fisher reviews Denyse Thomasos: The Divide: New Paintings at Lennon, Weinberg, INC., December 3, 2009 – January 9, 2010.
Philip Guston: Small Oils on Panel 1969-1973
Thomas Micchelli reviews Philip Guston: Small Oils on Panel 1969-1973 at McKee Gallery, NYC, November 5 – December 31, 2009. See also video of the exhibition by James Kalm.
Frank Lobdell: Figure Drawings
Poet and critic John Yau reviews Frank Lobdell: Figure Drawings at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center For Visual Arts, Stanford University, CA. November 11, 2009 – February 21, 2010
Douglas Melini: In Conversation
Douglas Melini: In Conversation with Matthew Deleget on the occasion of the exhibition Douglas Melini: It Flows Over Us Without Meaning at MINUS SPACE project space.