Raphael Rubinstein wrote the following essay, “Eccentric Modularity,” on the occasion of Drew Shiflett’s elegant solo show of new collage pieces, on view through June 30, at Lesley Heller Workspace in New York. —— I wonder when the great variety of process entered the field of art. When did certain artists begin to invent their own … read more… “Catalogue essay: Raphael Rubinstein on Drew Shiflett”
Email: Daniel Wiener on art in fiction
Daniel Wiener, who recently presented exceptional new work in “Doubled,” a two-person show at Studio 10 in Bushwick, sent a note in response to our summer fiction series. “Lately it seems that art and artists have been appearing more frequently in fiction, and writers are doing a better job both with contemporary artists and those who are … read more… “Email: Daniel Wiener on art in fiction”
Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide / June 19, 2017
Our late-June selected exhibitions list is organized by neighborhood, and for those of you who are at your friends’ beach shack on the shoreline or stuck in a rustic cabin with the kids, I hope you have decent connectivity, because links are included for online browsing. Don’t forget the sunscreen.
Medrie MacPhee: Flat-out at Tibor de Nagy
Contributed by Sharon Butler / Medrie MacPhee’s new paintings, on view at Tibor de Nagy (recently relocated to shared space with Betty Cuningham on the Lower East Side) feature sewing notions and fabric pieces—zippers, pockets, buttons, facings, sleeves, and so forth—all harvested from cheap, disassembled clothing. The elements and shapes are flattened out, pasted onto … read more… “Medrie MacPhee: Flat-out at Tibor de Nagy”
Art and Film: The life and death of a cinephilic boomtown
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / A somewhat film-nerdy set of historical facts gave rise to found-footage maven Bill Morrison’s extraordinarily artful and expansive documentary Dawson City: Frozen Time. Dawson City, Yukon Territory, was the Klondike Gold Rush’s quintessential boomtown, over the course of two years swelling in population from 500 to 40,000 in 1898. Within … read more… “Art and Film: The life and death of a cinephilic boomtown”
When do artists leave the country?
Contributed by Sharon Butler / On Wednesday, MarketWatch, a financial blog published by the Dow Jones company, ran a provocative piece suggesting that the time might be approaching for Americans to begin planning an exit strategy from Trumplandia. “To cut to the chase,” Brett Arends, one of their financial columnists wrote, “it is becoming increasingly clear … read more… “When do artists leave the country?”
Images: The 2017 Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Residents
The Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, one of our neighbors in DUMBO, announced the artists they’ve selected for the 2017 residencies last week. It’s a highly selective program, and this year they had 13oo applications for 17 spots. We know a slew of talented artists who didn’t make the cut, so we were wondering about the 17 who did, and we’re … read more… “Images: The 2017 Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Residents”
Fiction: Consummate Saturday [Paul D’Agostino]
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“Consummate Saturday” A short story by Paul Da’Agostino Mina’s fourth and final bout of existence-racking pre-febrile dry heaves terminated at 4:37 on Saturday morning amid the mildew stains, strewn magazines and pubic squalor that adorned Davis’s loathsomely uncivil shared bathroom in a three-bedroom flat. Her supposedly latent and as-yet-undefined illness blossomed into dreadful self-realization no … read more… “Fiction: Consummate Saturday [Paul D’Agostino]”
Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide / June 4, 2017
Our selected June exhibitons list is organized by neighborhood, and for those of you who have already packed up and left town or are holed up in the studio working toward a fall exhibition, we’ve included links for online browsing. My summer plans? Thanks for asking. I love spending summer in the city, and I’m also looking forward to … read more… “Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide / June 4, 2017”
Art and Film: Wajda’s final word on art and politics
Contributed by Jonathan Stevenson / Wladyslaw Strzeminski, the reluctant hero of Afterimage, the great Polish director Andrzej Wajda’s last film before his death at age 90 last year, was a legendary avant-garde artist in Poland before World War II. He believed the painter’s job was to transform everyday experience into a singular aesthetic expression, an endeavor that was completely … read more… “Art and Film: Wajda’s final word on art and politics”