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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Willy Bo Richardson – 70 Years of Abstract Painting – Excerpts

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Young Santa Fe painter exhibits with Hofmann, Pollock and Albers in “70 Years of Abstract Painting,” showing in April/May 2011 at Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY. Willy Bo Richardson presents abstract expressionist painting “Three Muses” for the exhibition (image above, courtesy of the artist). “It is our ambition to stress the timelessness of the [...]

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Jonathan Faber Talks Art at Champion Gallery

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Log cabins, pine trees, abandoned boat docks, and supernatural light might seem like hackneyed imagery. However Jonathan Faber, current painter in exhibition at Champion Gallery – Austin, loosely reconstructs such subjects from memory. Faber’s expressive brushwork, disorienting figure-ground relationships, jumbled compositions, and bizarre color palette, render these landscapes unusual. Like memories, Faber’s canvases are disjointed [...]

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Art Friends on Kickstarter

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Firstly, I’d like to say congrats to one of my favorite art spaces in Austin, Co-Lab for successfully “kickstarting” their DVD catalog. Check out the video here–super. More about Co-Lab‘s project: As a prolific artist-run project space, Co-Lab has always had a strong focus on documentation. This year, Co-Lab set out to make documentaries for every exhibition/performance the [...]

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Miami Art Week, As Trashy As Saatchi’s Tirade Suggests?

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

For Andrew Berardini, Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 was stressful, according to his report in Artforum from the celebrity-filled weekend. His story seemed honest. Read article here. Other reports indicate this year was as outrageous and successful as ever in Miami. The Art Newspaper reminded us of Art Basel’s modest beginnings; ten years ago a [...]

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