Philip Smith Responds

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Philip Smith, the single member of the original five-artist Pictures show not included AT ALL in the thirty-artist Met show, responds in a letter to Art in America.

Regina Hackett on Philip Smith's art, and on his exclusion from the Met show.
CultureGrrl Lee Rosenbaum talks to original curator Douglas Crimp.
Carefully Aimed Darts' Historical Erasure at the Pictures Generation.

Chuck Webster, PLUS Charles Thomas O'Neil

Chuck Webster, Glyph From An Italian Fireplace, 2007.

Color and Form: The Language of Abstract Art, curated by Hellmut Wohl, at The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA. It's Chuck Webster and Charles Thomas O'Neil, with a small selection of older work from the museum's collection.

Chuck Webster is one of the artists included in Bob Nickas' upcoming Painting Abstraction. WHO ELSE??


Cactus, 2004 above To Paul Klee (Workshop), 2007.


Lazy Bridge For Luca Signorelli, 2007 above Fragment, 2008.


Heartbeat, 2007 and RAAH, 2004

PLUS:


Charles Thomas O'Neil


Charles Thomas O'Neil

Israel

This old man was standing outside taking a photo of the gallery with his cell phone... he was taking photos up and down the street. I asked him why he was taking all of these photos and he said because he had lived here for 25 years and it was his first time back in 50 years.

I took this photo of Israel at 5 Rivington, where Thierry Goldberg is now. ArtLoversNewYork's Simon Cerigo and Nancy Smith had their studio and home here, from 1987 through 1996. Richard Prince's Spiritual America was at this address, 1983.

RELATED: Check out the Lost Art of New York map being created at 16 Miles of String.

random

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“Bruce Nauman, the Sam Shepherd of Contemporary Art” - Francesco Bonami. What are some other examples of this? I know I’ve read them but can’t recall any.

Peter Schjeldahl "motherfucker"! - in comments responding to Geoff Dyer.

retard roundup:
1. Chris Sharp, 2/11/08, for Flash Art - reviews Joe Bradley, Dan Colen responds in comments... discussed on anaba 11/10/08 and 1/05/09 (many great comments).
2. Charlie Finch, 12/11/08, for Artnet - on Marlene Dumas' retarded references.
3. Jerry Saltz, 1/09, for NYMag and Artnet - on going "full retard"
4. Chris Sharp again, 4/28/09, for ArtReview - staking his claim to the retard mantle, mentions Justin Lieberman, Joe Bradley, Dan Colen, Josh Smith.... Justin Lieberman responds in comments.

John Haber on Marlene Dumas, on Saltz' Facebook - "I'm gratified that so many people I like to read are so uniform in dumping on this utter garbage and leave it at that".
John Haber on Dumas, for Haber's Art Reviews.

Christoph Buchel Appeal

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Christoph Buchel Vs. Mass MoCA continues.... read the briefs -

1. Buchel's Appeal, 3/2/09
2. Mass MoCA's Brief, 4/3/09.
3. Reply Brief for Christoph Buchel, 4/22/09.

The case was argued last week in the U.S. Court of Appeals... click here to listen to the audio. I can't tell how it is going to go at all. Buchel has new counsel. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts for Buchel, with the New York law firm of Wachtell, Rosen, Lipton & Katz and the Boston law firm K & L Gates.

UPDATE: Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento is now Assistant Director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Sergio was a strident Buchel defender on his CLANCCO site. Visit Sergio's current project, a pro-Deaccessioning Blog.

REVIEW:
5/16/2007 - predicting the show will never open
5/22/2007 - expecting notoriety
5/29/2007 - report from tarp show
6/12/2007 - some views
6/18/2007 - Buchel exhibits legal documents in Switzerland
7/27/2007 - tools of the master
7/30/2007 - CLANCCO cranks it up
8/20/2007 - World's First Google image search sculpture
9/05/2007 - Robert Storr VS. Nancy Spector
9/19/2007 - announcement, links to NYTimes, Brooklyn Rail...
9/21/2007 - report from the motion hearing.. part 1
9/22/2007 - report from the motion hearing... part 2
9/24/2007 - on Roberta's piece, and more
9/25/2007 - 2nd correction to Roberta's NYTimes piece
12/09/2007 - Buchel's Miami coda, a Jenny Holzer reference
2/15/2008 - From: Michele Maccarone
3/2/2008 - spirit of sharing
3/4/2008 - Clark Anti-Forum, aka Balancing Act by Christoph Buchel
3/27/2008 - Pissed-off Douche L., at the Armory... this was one of my favorite pieces.
9/21/2008 - Marc LeBlanc essay, with photos.

green sun

green sun.

tomatoes

Jakub Julian Ziolkowski

Jakub Julian Ziolkowski, at The New Museum.

First seen in a group show at 303 Gallery, 7/2007 (scroll down) .
Next seen at the The Armory Show, 3/2008 (scroll down).




Jakub Julian Ziolkowski.

I can't say the name of the New Museum show, it's too stupid. Enjoyed Ryan Trecartin, Liz Glynn... some others but I can't remember any names right now.

John Davis Gallery Summer Opener

EJ Hauser.

Rosanna Bruno, Sharon Butler, EJ Hauser, and Molly Herman all have solo shows at John Davis Gallery. John Davis has a main year-round gallery space and a second building - a former carriage house - which is used for the summer... each artist gets a floor. Rosanna is in the main gallery space; EJ, Molly, and Sharon are in the carriage house. Sculptor Mary Ellen Scherl is in the courtyard.


baby.


Sharon Butler - this is the same fantastic space (the fourth floor) that had Brenda Goodman, that had Kenji Fujita and Nancy Shaver.

Sharon and I are both included in Matthew Langley's 246 Editions... and I think there will be a show later this summer.


Rosanna Bruno and Sarah Peters.


Dana Carlson and Andrea Champlin. Dana on anaba 12/2005.


Peter Acheson - excellent painter, recommended by Katherine Bradford and Chris Albert... he was in the painting shows at Janet Kurnatowski and Sideshow.


Rosanna Bruno.


Sharon and Rosanna.


EJ Hauser. EJ Hauser in Brent Burket's Unbreak My Heart, at Pluto. EJ Hauser in Chris Martin's Party at Phong's, at Janet Kurnatowski.


EJ


Beth Gilfilen - Beth was included in Brent Burket's Unbreak My Heart, along with EJ and Rosanna.


Molly Herman - on the third floor... this is the same floor my show was on... thanks Chris Albert for posting some photos recently and for the great "slash and glitter alien show" description.


Molly and Beth.


Jonathan Stevenson.


Sarah Peters. Sarah on anaba 8/2007. Sarah reviewed by Roberta Smith for the NYTimes.


Sharon Butler.

Joe Bradley and Sarah Braman at Museum 52

Joe Bradley, Bax, 2009 - Crooked door, top hat, leaning building. I don't know what Bax means, but he makes good titles... one of the paintings from the Schmagoo show was called Abelmuth, which is probably a reference to the Dick novel Radio Free Albemuth... don't know if Bradley's re-spelling is intentional or was a typo.

Jason Fox presented a copy of Radio Free Albemuth in the display case at his recent Peter Blum show... Fox was included in Bradley's Peanut Gallery.

Joe Bradley and Sarah Braman at Museum 52.


Sarah Braman, Wrong Thing, 2009


Sarah Braman, Love Lock Future, 2009


Sarah Braman, July Again, 2009

Joe Bradley is also currently included in the Steve DiBenedetto-curated show at David Nolan. I don't think I'll get a chance to see it, but it looks good... lots of interesting artists including Tony Feher, Malcolm Morley, Larry Poons. Steve DiBenedetto's show at SUNY Albany was fantastic.


Took this photo at Tony Feher's current show in the front room at D'Amelio Terras... nice... sort of like one of Lynda Benglis's glittery twisties. Red + Blue is always nice. Plus, saw Tony Feher at Bennington early this month... more red and blue - (buckets) - suspended from the ceiling.

RELATED: Sarah Braman at Armory Show, Sarah Braman at Apartment Show XOXO, Joe Bradley at Canada with a LOT of good comments to read.

Lance Rautzhan

Lance Rautzhan, at The Archive.... good coffee shop in Bushwick near Ad Hoc Art, short walk to Pocket Utopia... Morgan Stop on L Train.


so quiet here.


expletive!


Everything OK Everything OK Everything OK... The True Artist Helps The World By Revealing Mystic Truths.

new studio

new studio. $100 a month.

Meridith Pingree

Meridith Pingree, in Recess, at Crossing Art... closes May 30th.

Meridith's piece is a suspended clicking wriggle machine, activated at each joint by motion sensors... it's like a struggling insect caught in an invisible web, and also the spider. The moves are twisty slow and jerky... it's creepy alive.


Waffle drawing... click it to enlarge. Martha Friedman's show was full of waffles... Eric Gelber has published a review at artcritical.com.

PLUS: Kai Vierstra is in this same show at Crossing Art.

Brian Cirmo

Brian Cirmo is included in a three-artist show at The Arts Center Gallery, in Saratoga. I saw this show early in the month after reading Doug Gruse's review in the Saratoga Post Star.

David Brickman has reviewed the show and all three artists for his blog.


at the Bean.

He travels the country - in his mind at least - and paints his self-portrait. Most of them have no body and no face, just a balding bearded head with glasses. Lots of contemplation and naps... nice.


at Mount Rushmore.


fun splat detail.




i like the drawings... and they are cheap... this is only $350. he's included in the drawing center's on-line file.


Brian Cirmo, Wisher, 2009.

shows!

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Nancy Smith's Low-Fi Par-Tay of Watercolors & Paper Banners at Other Music, opening reception THIS THURSDAY May 21st, 7-9pm, 15 East 4th Street, through July 3oth. Nancy Smith of artloversnewyork.... she's the greatest.

Timothy Buckwalter at Bar Olivino, opening reception May 24th, 6-9pm, Bar Olivino, 899 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, through June 6th. These bi-weekly shows are curated by Michael Zahn... wish I had been in the city when Nora Griffin was up.

Rosanna Bruno, Sharon Butler, and EJ Hauser each have individual shows opening at John Davis Gallery on Saturday May 3oth, 6-8pm. John Davis has a main year-round gallery space and a second building - a former carriage house - which is used for the summer... each artist gets a floor. Rosanna is in the main gallery space.

RELATED: photos from my John Davis show last October, last show of the season in the carriage house.

Vittorio Colaizzi and Douglas Witmer at The Painting Center

Douglas Witmer, at The Painting Center.

Vittorio Colaizzi and Douglas Witmer at The Painting Center. Douglas has a solo show in the project room, Vic spoke on Robert Ryman in the main space. I don't think that they had ever met before... but Vic wrote a review of Douglas' show in Richmond a few years ago.


Susan English, Nomi Lubin, Vittorio Colaizzi. Vic's show of paintings at Stump Town Gallery has just closed.


Vic speaking on Ryman. All of my lecture pictures have that painting going through his head, sorry!


Douglas Witmer. It was cool to be at this reception with Doug because we are both included in a show that was opening in LA that same night.

Doug stayed with me when he came to RVA for his 2006 show... we saw Jered Sprecher's show at ADA.


Matthew Fisher.


Carrie Patterson painting.... Carrie is included in the group show in the main exhibition space... Vittorio wrote an essay for the catalogue.


Carrie Patterson talking to Russell Roberts. Douglas' friend Lowell is in the background.


laughing.