Unexpected illumination: Partly it's the color, that deep coral against .
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the lavender .wall, but I've never before seen soap light up a room.
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The women's bathroom on the 6th floor of 511 W. 25th Street
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"Rolling in the Deep" at Kenise Barnes Fine Art
Christine Aaron, Cecile Chong, Lorraine Glessner and I are showing at Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Larchmont, New York. Above: My "Coming Up For Air" visible through the front window. I'll post a walk-through soon. In the meantime, click pic for gallery info. The show is up through July 21
"Lush Geometry" at DM Contemporary, NYC
Five new paintings are in "Lush Geometry," at DM Contemporary, New York City, through June 1. Artists are Steven Baris, Richard Bottwin, Carol Freysz Gutierrez, Louise Sloane and myself. Click pic for info. Image above: "Diamond Life 17," 2012, encaustic on panel, 22.5 x 22.5 inches
At The Montclair Art Museum
"Patterns, Systems, Structures: Abstraction in American Art," curated by Gail Stavitsky, is a thematic look at some of the work in its collection. My painting, "Cera 20," bottom right, hangs with Louise Nevelson, Jasper Johns and others in the Shelby Gallery, which features largely achromatic work. The exhibition is up through May 19, 2013. Click pic for more info
The exhibition is over, but you can see it on line. Click on the links below to read and see more.
Read About Textility
At Structural Madness
"Soie," a series of gouache-on-paper paintings, was on exhibition in January at Structural Madness, a New York City virtual gallery curated by Gloria Klein. Here: "Soie 12," 2010, gouache on paper, 22 x 30 inches. Click pic to see more
Connecting the Dots
Damien be damned. There's a huge range of interesting work that is spot on without being hyped. Click pic to see the work of 56 artists using discs and dots. Above, Leslie Wayne, "Love in the Afternoon #110."
New Digital Prints
Above, "Silk Trail 386." Below: "Silk Trail 339." Both 2012, unique digital prints on 11 x 8.5 inch archival Epson paper. Click here to see more and find out where they are available
Miami Nice from Artcritical
December 2, 2011: “ . . . stand-out exhibits at Aqua included . . . the funky abstractionist stable of Conrad Wilde Gallery of Tucson, Arizona, amongst them the sensual encaustic monochromes of Joanne Mattera and the biomorphic reliefs of Ruth Hiller."--David Cohen, artcritical.com. Click pic for entire review. Above: John Dempcy, Hiller, Mattera
Miles Conrad, director of Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, and me at the Aqua Art Fair. Photo: artcritical.com
Boston Globe Style Watch
November 13, 2011: Four of my small paintings are in this Cambridge apartment, which was the subject of a Style Watch feature. Click the pic to enlarge the image and read the story. Thanks to Arden Gallery, Boston, for representing me in Massachusetts (and beyond)
Click pic for more info about this conference I founded and direct in Provincetown, now in co-production with Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Rhomboid Rumba
Click the pic for "Rhomboid Rumba," my curated post of the work of 34 artists who are using the diamond, parallelogram or other four-sided rhomboidal form in their work . This painting is by Gabriele Evertz.
Marketing Mondays 2012
- 5.21.12: A Curator is Missing
- 5.14.12: "Educating the Public"
- 5.7.12: Do Something
- 4.30.12: The Pinnacle
- 4.23.12: More on "No"
- 4.16.12: The Artist's Agent
- 4.9.12: "Helping Artists Become Artists"
- 4.2.12: Getting From A to B
- 3.26.12: Ten Tips for Artist Statement
- 3.19.12: In the Ghetto
- 3.12.12: Editorial Coverage, Part 2
- 3.5.12: Editorial Coverage, Part 1
- 2.27.12: Generosities Received
- 2.20.12: Giving and Taking
- 2.13.12: Under A Dealer's Thumb?
- 2.6.12: The Invitational
- 1.30.12: What Would You Tell . . .?
- 1.23.12: Do It Yourself
- 1.16.12: Stop Entering Juried Shows?
- 1.9.12: Rejected? You're Not Alone
- 1.2.12: Got Plans?
MARKETING MONDAYS 2011
- 11.21.11: Ready for Retrospective?
- 11.14.11: Working Too Many Hours?
- 11.07.11: Don't Fall For It
- 10.31.11: Adios, 100-Watt Bulb
- 10.24.11: Self-Taught Artists
- 10.17.11: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
- 10.10.11: The Verdict? Guilty
- 10.3.11: Rejection Redux
- 9.19.11: "Professional Artist"
- 9.12.11: What's the Deal?
- 9.5.11: Making Book
- 8.29.11: Do You Think of Giving Up?
- 8.22.11: The Art Consultant
- 8.15.11: The Gallery Program
- 8.8.11: What the Juror Saw, Pt. 2
- 8.1.11: What the Juror Saw
- 7.25.11: The Art Fair
- 7.18.11: News from L.A.
- 7.11.11: Caveat Scriptor
- 7.4.11: July 4th
- 6.27.11: Chihuly, Inc.
- 6.20.11: Cloud Nine to Square One
- 6.13.11: Gallery Red Flags
- 6.6.11: Rethink the Artist Statement
- 5.31.11: What's On Your Mind?
- 5.23.11: Artists' Slide Files
- 5.16.11: How's Business?
- 5.9.11: Studio Space
- 4.25.11: Baker's Dozen: On Yr. Own
- 4.18.11: Baker's Doz: Demystifying
- 4.11.11: Baker's Dozen: Negativity
- 4.4.11: Bad Advice
- 3.28.11: You've Been Spammed
- 3.21.11: Studio Insurance
- 3.14.11: Do an Artists' Fair?
- 3.7.11: How Not to Get Reviewed
- 2.28.11: "What Do You Do?"
- 2.21.11: Portfolio of Representation
- 2.14.11: A Contract I Didn't Sign
- 2.7.11: The Gallery Contract
- 1.31.11: Advice to Your Young Self
- 1.24.11: Burning Bridges
- 1.17.11: Where Can I Show? Part 2
- 1.10.11: Where Can I Show? Part 1
- 1.3.11: Empowerment
MARKETING MONDAYS 2010
- 11.29.10: Degrees of Representation
- 11.22.10: Disappointment
- 11.15.10: Selling Out of Your Studio
- 11.8.10: Website or Blog?
- 11.1.10: Scam or Opportunity?
- 10.25.10: E-Announcement
- 10.18.10: The Resume
- 10.11.12: CV, Resume, Bio
- 10.4.10: Academic Galleries, Part 2
- 9.27.10: Academic Galleries, Part 1
- 9.20.10: Should We Write & Curate?
- 9.13.10: Your Board of Directors
- 9.6.10: Who's Watching You Online?
- 8.30.10: Let's Talk Prices
- 8.23.10: Pay for Portfolio Review?
- 8.16.10: Standing Up for Yourself
- 8.9.10: More On Media
- 8.2.10: It Takes a Village
- 7.26.10: Co-ops, yes. Vanities, no
- 7.19.10: I Need Your Support
- 7.12.10: How Did You Find Gallery?
- 7.5.10: Work This Weekend?
- 6.28.10: The New Emerging Artist
- 6.21.10: Who Owns Your Work?
- 6.14.10: Bitterness, Sour Grapes
- 6.7.10: Timing
- 5.24.10: Bad Things, Good Dealers
- 5.17.10: "The Sofa"
- 5.10.10: Open Mouth, Insert Foot
- 5.3.10: Ageism
- 4.26.10: The Dealer's Commission
- 4.19.10: Critical Feedback
- 4.12.10: Ethical Dilemmas
- 4.5.10: Meet the Press
- 3.29.10: Tax Time
- 3.22.10: Art Consultant Doesn't Pay
- 3.8.10: Dealer Won't Tell You Who
- 3.1.10: Demystifying The Art World
- 2.22.10: The Studio Visit
- 2.15.10: Defining Success
- 2.8.10: Do You Need a Gallery?
- 2.1.10: Out of Work and Invisible
- 1.25.10: Curator Connects Dots
- 1.18.10: Getting Curator to Look
- 1.11.10: Useful Reading
- 1.4.10: "Emerging" Artist
Stephen Haller: Remembering Morandi
Haller holding a photograph of himself with Morandi in the early Sixties. Click pic for story
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3 comments:
Beautiful photograph.
And thanks for saying that about Ralph Nader. Fool me once, shame on you, etc.
Welcome home!
What hylla said; lovely photo and righteous rant to Ralph. Rock on.
peggy
Earth to Ralph:
Divided we fall!
Oriane
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