Deborah Brown telling stories about her neighborhood. Deborah Brown, "Hybrid #1," 2010, oil on canvas , 36" x 36" On the occasion of "The Bushwic...
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Traditional journalists and art critics tend to dismiss Saltz's move to social networking as an expression of self-indulgent megalomania. I think they exaggerate the downside and miss the upside of the new media's effect on art discourse.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Garnett's paintings force viewers to contemplate how ugly and destructive its procession can be, and proclaim that physical remove is no excuse for ignoring that reality.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
"Shadows Slipping," an exhibition of new paintings by Angelina Gualdoni, is her inaugural exhibition.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Despite the ballyhoo that MoMA's "Abstract Expressionist New York" would be more inclusive than past offerings, the familiar still easily out-muscled the newly anointed both in terms of wall space and inclusion in the press materials.
twocoatsofpaint.com | Posted 05.25.2011
[This week] on episode seven of "Work of Art" the contestants must "reflect on their childhoods and create artwork by utilizing kid-friendly materials...
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Farrell Brickhouse, "Struggle 5, Dancing Bear," 2009, oil on canvas, 18x18" Farrell Brickhouse's paintings are small, jewel-like emotion-objects...
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
After a meeting in Williamsburg the other day, I stopped by Pierogi 2000, one of the pioneer galleries in this once humble, now rather chic neighborhood.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Even without awards, in the mainstream media, where massive layoffs have decimated space for arts coverage and criticism, art blogs are slowly gaining respect.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Vija Celmins taps into old sources and childhood memories as she continues to simultaneously explore the intimate and the cosmic.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
"Collecting With Your Eye, Not Your Ear," discussion organized by Barry Hoggard and James Wagner. Image courtesy Winkleman Gallery. #...
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
This month, Allegra LaViola presents landscape paintings by Brooklynite Allison Gildersleeve and Swede Erik Jeor.
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Here are some recent items cut and pasted from the Two Coats of Paint Twitter Feed. For readers unfamiliar with Twitter, "RT" indicates the item has ...
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011
Stardust Atkeson, "Night Watch - Bernie Mac," 2009, 22 x 24" At Hyperallergic, a new NYC art blogazine, it's Big Show Review Week. Bre...
Sharon L. Butler | Posted 05.25.2011