Archive for the 'Art' Category
Our current show at the gallery is a must see. Webster is one of a new generation of abstract painters who are breathing new life into the genre—yet, being in the gallery feels like you just walked into a show that could have been shown in New York in the 50s. Drawing from a variety [...]
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New York Art Fair Week
This week the New York art fairs begin. I will, (very sadly) not be able to attend this year, but I am looking forward to reading the report from Jennifer Guinn of Formentera Girl who has just signed on to be my new art writer for Sloane. If you’re down there this week please send [...]
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Struggle, Inc.
Struggle, Inc. is a Chicago-based commercial art house, founded by Cody Hudson. The company puts out some really amazing pieces that are both modern and organic at the same time. Their client list includes Nike, VW Deitch Projects, Virgin Mobile and many more. Hudson is also a fine artist who creates paintings, drawings and sculpture. [...]
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Tomorrow evening, the Steven Zevitas Gallery will host an artist’s reception for Amy Ross, Brother Wolf. Amy is well known for masterfully crafted watercolors that merge plants and animals. This new body of work is in collaboration with her brother who recently served in Iraq. Read the full press release here.
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Interactive Gabriel Orozco
My husband and I are looking forward to getting down to New York to see the MoMA’s Gabriel Orozco retrospective. In the meantime, I think the interactive site they created is really interesting and fun to navigate. See also my related post about Damían Ortega.
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Our next edition of New American Paintings, #85, focusing on the Pacific Coast will be out next Friday. The Pacific Coast area is consistently a strong book for us every year, but I think the entire staff agrees that this one is particularly good—potentially the best to date. Pre-order a copy directly here. Cover: Devin Troy [...]
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Artists for Humanity
Thanks to my friend Stephanie, owner of Walker Contemporary, I’ve gotten myself involved in this year’s host committee for the annual Artists for Humanity Greatest Party on Earth. I have to admit I was initially intrigued by such a weighted event title, but after tonight’s first meeting and learning more about the organization I am [...]
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One more week to see our current show, Hannah Cole | Mantle. In the words of gallery owner/director, Steven Zevitas, Cole’s work is: “…concerned with tension between abstraction and figuration and with visual phenomena that occur at the edges of our perception. In her recent paintings, she renders pieces of the urban environment that normally go [...]
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Hvass Hannibal
Thanks to one of my favorite rags, Surface magazine, I have been introduce to the work of Sofie Hannibal and Nan Na Hvass of Hvass Hannibal. The duo’s work spans multiple genres including album covers, music videos, fine art, graphic art, prints, illustration and art direction. Everything they create has a very distinct look, one that [...]
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