MIC: CHECK (The: human mic)

Leslie Roberts

MIC CHECK! at Sideshow. The GIANT annual show. Yes, it is closed I am doing a lot of catch-up. I see too much good stuff.


Lawrence Swan - his stuff is so weird and cool.

SEE Lawrence Swan in Lars + Lori at Valentine, a JK video.


Loren Munk


Peter Reginato


Peter Acheson - had a really terrific 2010 show at John Davis, i still think about those paintings.


Rand Hardy - another very nice and weird little piece.

His resume lists a 2012 show at Narthex Gallery St. Peters Church. Has it happened yet? Put it on your calendars if not. Let's go!


better angle


Sharon Brant - she will have a show at Minus Space later later this year


Chris Martin


Maria Walker - NIIICE. i first saw one of her paintings at one of these big annual Sideshow shows and I've tried to see every show she's had since!!!!!! but i missed the last one.

Liz-N-Val - HELLO did you see the fantastic show Jon Lutz did with them?


The Real Rick Briggs

Michael Mahalchick

Michael Mahalchick, at Canada. Closes 4/15.


Everything was assembled during a performance the night before, from material scattered throughout the gallery.


James Kalm The Man ON The Scene

JK video here. Nice interview with Mahalchick. I'm at the end!




chimes


corner piece... click here to view w/out people.


eggy


Michael Mahalchick

Michael Mahalchick in-bed with Debbie Tuch at The Dependent (+ i youtubed it). Artnet used my pic for their J. Saltz article... UNCREDITED.

UPDATE: now credited, thanks Artnet

Party at Chris's House

Katherine Bradford, USA, 2009

Party at Chris's House, at Janet Kurnatowski, curated by Phong Bui. Follow-up to last year's loved and much subsequently referenced Party at Phong's House, curated by Chris Martin.

PartyTWO has less work but more artists, maybe fifty artists(?)... PartyONE had eighty-something paintings by more than thirty artists. PartyONE was a better show... more boisterous and a generally more interesting selection of work... but there is plenty of good stuff to see in PartyTWO.


KB - and i liked that astronaut on the moon-rock she made.


Loren Munk, Pollock Matrix. Loren Munk Studio.


Ron Gorchov, Lady Murasaki, 2009 - always like these.

CLOSES SUNDAY DEC 20th! Nice walk from Southfirst to Kurnatowski to Real Fine Arts.

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Just recently found out that Ethan Greenbaum has been producing an online arts journal for two years... called ***The Highlights***(!)... can't believe I never heard of it. Make sure to check out the archive!!


Dushko Petrovich at Rachel Uffner, July 2009; Dushko had two good paintings in a show curated by fellow painter Roger White. Dushko Petrovich and Roger White publish Paper Monument.

(can't find a website for Dushko's paintings... check out what I posted to flickr and I can update later with something better).

Nancy Smith, artloversnewyork. Nancy's show at Other Music has been extended through the end of September.

Loren Munk interview with Victoria Webb. It's good, read it! Loren Munk studio visit.

Joanne Mattera opening at Metaphor 9/18. Focused on painting.

Loren Munk

Loren Munk Studio.


Painting in progress... note the tape.


Bowery/LES painting in progress.


Research pinned to side.


Table.


Black Circle Palette


White Square Palette


Gorky.


Loren Munk's studio. Painter, Documentarian, Archivist, Fan, Historian, Critic, Star, Enthusiast, Journalist, Contributor, Chronicler, a.k.a. James Kalm.


A glimpse (at left) of a huge, exhaustively researched two-canvas work, which is being painted on the last two pieces of the best artist's linen in the world. Loren worked at Utrecht for many years.


Notes topped by sheet of artist's studio addresses, color-coded by neighborhood.


Thanks Kate!

Brenda Goodman's Studio
Joanne Greenbaum's Studio
Tom Sanford's Studio, and here.
Kai Vierstra's Studio