A few weeks ago I was at Salon 94, now called LGDR. It’s a tough name change for me, not unlike Whole Foods as I still call them Fresh Fields. Anyway, I was asking the gallery attendant when the next exhibition would be and he told me there would be an opening on April 12th for a new Marilyn Minter exhibition. I promptly put the … Continue reading Marilyn Minter in New York, NY
I knew I was going to love this show, and I was right. The 7 paper mache, foam, gauze, cardboard wood, steel, acrylic paint works by Franz West made me feel as if I walked into a dream. Echolalia from 2010 had not been shown in more than ten years. All seven pieces are on wheels, so they can easily be moved around. The piece … Continue reading Franz West in New York, NY
I took the red eye to NYC last night, slept a few hours and I got right on track with the time change. It was an incredible afternoon of bright blue skies, and Spring-like weather. I spent time with a dear friend and then headed to some gallery openings by myself. Elisabeth Kley: A Seat in the Boat of the Sun was at one of … Continue reading Elisabeth Kley in New York, NY
I always stop by Sperone Westwater when I’m on the Bowery. The gallery is beautiful. I admit I never know the artists they exhibit before I walk in, but I always come out learning something new. In the show Kevin Umana: Wayfinding, I was interested in the process of how Umana merged glazed ceramics with painting on a canvas. It was quite lovely, and I … Continue reading Kevin Umana and Kim Dingle in New York, NY
Jake Clark: Canal Street at albertz benda was definitely worth a visit. His ceramic work is immediately recognizable to anyone who knows ceramics, and it always makes me smile. All the pieces are glazed earthenware, from 2022. “Canal Street offers a fresh look at New York from the perspective of a native Australian as Clark retraces the fabric of the city’s cultural and epicurean landscape … Continue reading Jake Clark in New York, NY
If you are a Woman Seeking Art reader, you already know that I adore Betty Woodman. My heart skips a beat when I see her ceramic work. I love, love, love her work. Her pillow pitcher design is in my top five favorite pieces of ceramics. I liked the show, Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore at David Kordansky in Chelsea, so much I saw … Continue reading Betty Woodman in New York, NY
I just returned from Kansas City, my first trip back since my father died rather suddenly six months ago. I was there to help my stepmother clean out my father’s closet. While the task was not something I was looking forward to, it had to be done. The timing worked out and I was eager to see the new Kansas City International Airport (MCI) terminal, … Continue reading Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, MO
I thought this show of work by Miyoko Ito, at Matthew Marks in Chelsea, was fantastic. There were sixteen paintings, and three lithographs, spanning the course of her four decade career (1948-1983). I’m really attracted to the texture and rich color palette of her abstract paintings. Read about Ito here. “Although Ito’s paintings remain distinctly abstract, the imagery often evokes landscapes, interiors, and the human … Continue reading Miyoko Ito in New York, NY
Martha Edelheit: Naked City, Paintings from 1965-1980 was an incredible introduction to me of a painter I had never heard of. The show is gorgeous. Edelheit is 91 years old, largely self-taught, and my current new art crush. I would hang any of the paintings in my home. “Eric Firestone Gallery is pleased to announce Martha Edelheit: Naked City, Paintings from 1965–80. Opening on January … Continue reading Martha Edelheit in New York, NY
It was a very rainy and cold night, but I wanted to go to the Polly Apfelbaum opening at 56 HENRY. I adored their Laurie Simmons show and now have them on my regular radar. As you know, I organize my gallery viewing by neighborhood. My first stop was Lubov, a gallery I’m always paying attention to. I’m usually winded by the time I climb … Continue reading Polly Apfelbaum, Gregg Moore, Sean Donovan and Viktor Boullet in New York, NY
I surprised myself at how much I loved this show, “I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?” I’ve never been a diehard Simpsons fan, but you didn’t need to be. It was an entire show of butts, neon colors, and some pretty fabulous mushrooms. “The secret of the paintings is that Bernhardt allows paint to do what paint does: puddle and swirl, cover and … Continue reading Katherine Bernhardt in New York, NY
Today being my daughter Theodora’s birthday, I was reminded I had not shared images from the fabulous day we spent together at Dia Beacon. It was my first visit, while Theodora had been many times before. Located in a former Nabisco box printing factory, it’s a quick train ride from Grand Central Station, and a short walk once you get to the Beacon train station. … Continue reading Dia Beacon in Beacon, NY
Happy Valentine’s Day, my dear readers! I’ve always liked the work of Wayne Branum. Learn more about his work and career on his website. While you are looking, grab a few of his last remaining pieces as I recently found out he is retiring. I bought this butter dish as a Valentine’s gift for my husband. I am confident he will like it! Have a … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day!
Along with the opening of the spectacular Katherine Bradford show, there is a small Marsden Hartley exhibition that opens today as well, Marsden Hartley: An American Nature Who doesn’t like Marsden Hartley? “Marsden Hartley’s emotive paintings celebrate the grandeur and nuances of nature as expressions of American culture. Hartley (1877–1943) spent much of his career restlessly traveling around North America and Europe. In 1937, he … Continue reading Marsden Hartley in Seattle, WA
I had just returned from seeing a great group of shows in NYC, and always have a bit of an adjustment period settling into my studio, getting going on my own work, and figuring out how I’m going to share all that I had just seen with you, my dear readers. I saw that the Frye Art Museum in Seattle was having the first museum … Continue reading Katherine Bradford in Seattle, WA
Another new gallery space for me this trip was Amanita on Bowery. I had been to their other NYC space on Crosby Street, where I saw the wonderful show The Loneliest Sport last year. Eva Beresin’s show, Aktenkundig (On Record) was full of colorful acrylic paintings, as well as corresponding 3D printed acrylic on resin floor pieces. Resin is my favorite medium, and I asked … Continue reading Eva Beresin in New York, NY
I had fallen head over heels in love with Robert Colescott’s paintings at the New Museum sixty year survey in July. Robert Colescott: Women, at Venus Over Manhattan, one of my favorite galleries, had 30 works that I had not seen before. I know I audibly gasped when I walked in, and possibly commented out loud in front of several pieces. Luckily the gallery attendant … Continue reading Robert Colescott in New York, NY
I entertain myself for hours alone, and always have a good time. I went to the Two Bridges/Chinatown area for specific shows, and popped into many more galleries on my path. Good art, and bad art, along the way. Here are two galleries who had paintings I thought were quickly worth sharing with you my dear WSA readers. Sara Miska at Lyles & King Emanuel … Continue reading Two more galleries in Two Bridges, New York, NY
My friend Mariko had told me about Shary Boyle, a highly regarded Canadian artist, when I was going to visit Toronto for the first time a few years ago. SHRINE and Sargent’s Daughters share a gallery space in the Two Bridges neighborhood in New York City. I was thrilled to see Boyle’s show The Forgetting and Jennifer Rochlin’s show, P-22 all in one stop. My … Continue reading Shary Boyle in New York, NY
I’ve been paying attention to Jennifer Rochlin’s work for some time now. It is fun for me to easily recognize her work, but to also see it get better and better over time. Her show, P-22, at SHRINE, made me envious of her illustrative skills. Rochlin is using her ceramic pieces as her canvas, and the pieces were really beautiful. “All of Jennifer Rochlin’s ceramic … Continue reading Jennifer Rochlin in New York, NY
I always go into Canada as they generally have an artist I’m interested in. The gallery is also basically in my backyard. They just opened a new small gallery across the street from their larger space, and there was a beautiful painting show, The Cynnie Paintings, with work by Carol Saft. “Carol Saft is an artist, filmmaker, and activist. She was born in Newark, New … Continue reading Carol Saft in New York, NY
Wishing you, my dear readers, a wonderful Thanksgiving! I have been anxiously waiting to share my two perfect Thanksgiving art finds which I saw in person recently. One at the gorgeous Meret Oppenheim show that I saw when it opened at the Museum of Modern Art. It is an extensive and thrilling show, that I’ll be posting about soon. The other one is by one … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
I was walking between art shows on Avenue A in the East Village and passed an art book shop, Mast Books, that I adore. I immediately recognized the Susumu Kamijo painting in the window, and then spotted an Elizabeth Neel painting in the back. I was intrigued though with the small ceramic figures scattered throughout the bookstore. One had to be Alice Neel, (who is … Continue reading Elizabeth Neel, Susumu Kamijo and Ginny Sims in New York, NY
I was in town during the Art Dealers Association of America’s annual fair, the Art Show. I love shows at the Park Avenue Armory. The space is grand, and I always feel just a slight bit elegant walking up the stairs and into the entry of the beautiful lobby. It takes me just minutes to feel invisible and underdressed. The crowd at any Armory event … Continue reading The ADAA Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, NY
Kamrooz Aram’s show Elusive Ornament, at Peter Blum Gallery in Soho, was one stop on my long list of shows I was interested in seeing. I’m so glad I stopped by. A “quiet exhibition, beautifully composed and rigorous, in which Aram continues his interrogation of the assumed distinctions between painting and its oriental “other,” revealing that instability is in fact at the core of these … Continue reading Kamrooz Aram in New York, NY
Beatriz Milhazes: Mistura Sagrada, at Pace Gallery in Chelsea spotlighted ten large-scale acrylic paintings created in 2021 and 2022. I often think of my good friend Carol, when seeing such vibrant paintings. I’ve been taking ceramics courses from her for about eight years, and know what she likes. I’ll be expecting her to use Milhazes’ work as inspiration in one of her upcoming Surface Design … Continue reading Beatriz Milhazes in New York, NY
Alex Katz: Gathering, a retrospective at the Guggenheim, is the first retrospective of his work since the Whitney’s in 1986. I have always liked Alex Katz. I love his devotion to his wife Ada, who he has painted well over 200 times. At 95 Katz is still painting. I was up for a few hours in the middle of the night before I went to … Continue reading Alex Katz at the Guggenheim in New York, NY
William T. Williams (b. 1942) had a wonderful show at the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in Chelsea, one of the galleries I always pay attention to. William T. Williams: Tension to the Edge, a Selection of Paintings and Works on Paper, 1968-70 was special. “The centerpiece of the exhibition is a stunning selection of five wall-sized paintings, four of which have not been seen since 1969; … Continue reading William T. Williams in New York, NY
Vince Palacios’ show Haptic Memory is currently on view at Galerie Gabriel et Guillaume, a collective design gallery in New York City. The gallery is in a gorgeous two story apartment in The Steinway Building right on 57th Street. The building has the old NYC elegance that I personally adore. The mixture of furniture and art in the gallery, as well as amazing light, was … Continue reading Vince Palacios at Galerie Gabriel et Guillaume in New York
After running quickly to see “Informal Get Together” at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, I walked one block south and ran into Pace Gallery to see STUFF, a group exhibition of 50 artists organized by Arlene Shechet. Below are some highlights. The groupings and display were really lovely. I adored the black and white backdrop for this show. Seeing the Sandback piece reminded me of the amazing … Continue reading “Stuff” in New York, NY
I was on a quick NYC visit getting my youngest off for his senior year of college, and walked up to Chelsea to see a show I really needed to see before it closed. I have seen so many good shows at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, and was thrilled there was a show featuring work by Jessica Stockholder and Arlene Shechet. If you read my blog, … Continue reading “Informal Get Together” in New York, NY
There have been several good summer themed art shows in New York, but Summer At Its Best at the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, was my favorite. With all my wandering around galleries in New York, I have a few that I try to stop into on every visit. Michael Rosenfeld Gallery has museum quality exhibitions, and the staff could not be nicer. I love seeing what … Continue reading “Summer At Its Best” in New York, NY
After living in the PNW for the past 16 years I appreciate the hot summer weather of the past. I grew up in the Midwest, and then spent much of my adult life on the East Coast. Year round, I’m freezing in Seattle (although the past week has been delightfully hot). I was thrilled with the mid 90s forecast for my recent trip to NYC. … Continue reading Robert Colescott in New York, NY
It was really fun to be at an art fair in Seattle last night. Most of us were masked, but you could tell everyone was smiling. My two favorite booths were Stoney Road Press (Dublin, Ireland) and John Natsoulas Gallery (Davis, California). Perhaps I am partial as I know both of the galleries quite well, but I truly thought they did a great job of … Continue reading Seattle Art Fair in Seattle, WA
Next door to Ramiken gallery was Romanian artist Marius Bercea’s show Blue Silk. I love portraits and the show at the Francois Ghebaly gallery was right up my alley. “Across the exhibition, Bercea’s subjects quietly and solemnly enact the rituals of interior life. Each figure, cloistered in his corner of the domestic labyrinth, appears petrified in moments of respite or pensive focus. Gestures are inward … Continue reading Marius Bercea in New York, NY
I’ve been keeping my eye on Ramiken gallery since seeing the phenomenal Eli Ping show last winter. I thought Lukas Quietzch’s exhibition Parallel Warning in Simple Arrangements was well worth a visit. There were seven paintings by this young Berlin based artist. The three below were my favorite. “The surfaces are primed in a swirling pattern with a chalky mixture. Next, colors are applied with … Continue reading Lukas Quietzsch in New York, NY
Ana Benaroya: Swept Away, at Venus Over Manhattan’s new gallery space on Great Jones Street, was across from the Jay Milder show. Two great shows that could not have been more different. I loved both. Women’s bodies and their relationship to water is Benaroya’s central theme. The show included seven paintings and seven works on paper. “Ana Benaroya’s paintings depict substantial women whose extravagant musculatures … Continue reading Ana Benaroya in New York, NY
Michael Raedecker’s show, now, at GRIMM gallery was absolutely fantastic. I don’t necessarily connect to gallery press releases as I often find them too wordy, and over the top, but GRIMM’s was spot on. “From a distance, the flat and rectangular objects that Raedecker has produced have the appearance of the things we once called paintings. In the studio he has engineered a mechanism of … Continue reading Michael Raedecker in New York, NY
I am back from six weeks in New York City where I visited a lot of galleries I hadn’t been to before. The Flag Art Foundation is a beautiful gallery space in Chelsea, which I will be keeping on my radar. On the top floor of the gallery was Peter Uka: Remembrance, the artist’s first solo exhibition in New York. Yet again, photos do not … Continue reading Peter Uka in New York, NY
Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker are the collaborative team known as Future Retrieval. Their exhibition, Crystal-Walled Seas, at Denny Dimin Gallery in Tribeca, was a total thrill for me to stumble upon. I adored the exhibition. “Since 2008, Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker have been collaborating together under the name Future Retrieval, mining archives and museums to digitally collect and make objects that … Continue reading Future Retrieval in New York, NY
The other day I went to a gallery called Mister Fahrenheit. I hadn’t heard of the artist, but liked the gallery name, and the directions to the gallery said “enter at the green horse walk gate.” I had to go! I got buzzed in, and a beautiful woman stepped out of the glass building just past the entry. She told me to go around the … Continue reading Gedi Sibony in New York, NY
With my scribbled long checklist in hand, I was on an East Village gallery outing, of shows I wanted to see. Half Gallery is on E. 4th Street and Avenue B, not far from Tompkins Square Park where I used to take my kids to play when they were very little. It’s a lot nicer than it was back then. Kyle Staver’s oil paintings in … Continue reading Kyle Staver in New York, NY
I have a thing for paintings of city buildings. I have some great small cityscape paintings from when I regularly went to flea markets, long before art was sold online. The more windows they had, the better. I always felt so lucky when I came across one. I knew I had to see Tabboo! Cityscapes as soon as I got back to Manhattan. It did … Continue reading Tabboo! in New York, NY
I just returned from the inaugural opening of the newly relocated Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery. Tribeca was full of fabulous galleries when I was living in NYC in my twenties, so am ecstatic so many are migrating back. The new gallery space is similar, albeit larger, to the layout of their past Ludlow Street gallery. They always have good artists, and exhibitions. It was a … Continue reading Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery inaugural opening in New York,NY
I loved the show, Jay Milder: Broadway Nonstop, Subway Paintings from the 1950s and 60s, so much that I went three times. The works are of people running to catch New York City subway trains. It’s one of those exhibitions that does not photograph well. I had shown my husband photos from the show, and I could tell he wasn’t quite as smitten as I … Continue reading Jay Milder in New York, NY
I’ve been going to the Whitney Biennial for as long as I can remember, and enjoyed my time there on Sunday. It’s always interesting in some way and I’m never sure what to expect. The Biennial began as an annual exhibition in 1932, and as a biennial in 1973. Originally an exhibition of work by young and lesser known artists, it has evolved over time. … Continue reading The Whitney Biennial in New York, NY
Back in February, I took a quick visit to New York City to celebrate my daughter’s 29th birthday and (coincidentally) my own, most recent, 29th birthday as well. The trip was short so I had only a few hours each day to squeeze in some art, but am I ever glad I did. I walked up to Chelsea to see Leon Kossoff: A Life in … Continue reading Leon Kossoff in New York, NY
I’ll start with an apology. I’ve seen a ton of art since my last post, and unfortunately there are not enough hours in the day to do what I want to do. I have a lot of catching up on blog posts of art that I need you to see. I’m not one of those bloggers that shares much about my life, other than you … Continue reading Faith Ringgold in New York, NY
After a one year pandemic based hiatus, I was absolutely thrilled to be in Miami for Art Basel week. I had my time planned carefully as many of the shows required reservations this year. I don’t like to miss out on anything. My first stop after dropping off my luggage was to the Ice Palace Studios where the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) fair has … Continue reading New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) in Miami, FL
I’ve been watching Robin F. Williams since her first show, Rescue Party, at PPOW’s upstairs Chelsea gallery back in 2011. I remember being absolutely gobsmacked. It was one of the first shows where I remember really wishing I could take one home. Her prices have, of course, skyrocketed since then, and there’s a waiting list a mile long. Williams was born in 1984. I didn’t … Continue reading Robin F. Williams in New York, NY
