EDITION #19

EDITION #19

Work by Philip von Zweck a long line Peregrine Program Founder Gone but Not Forgotten FULL DISCLOSURE: I would have written about it anyway but I am honored happen to be in the exhibition. It was a sad day in Chicago when she woke up to the news that Edmund Chia was...

What Costume Shall The Poor Girl Wear?

Titling this post with a Velvet Underground quote, you might think I was going to talk about Lou Reed and his recent passing, but I’m not. That very worthy topic has been well covered by many others. Actually, it just seemed like a fitting quote, because I want...
PUSSY RIOT!

PUSSY RIOT!

In the early pages of PUSSY RIOT!: A Punk Prayer for Freedom is a letter written from prison, by Masha, one of Pussy Riot’s founding members. In this letter, she describes the women in the prison with her, hungry, cold, one woman who miscarried because a police...
Smart Painting: An Interview with Josh Reames

Smart Painting: An Interview with Josh Reames

By Kevin Blake Josh Reames makes smart paintings. Whether he is deliberately utilizing painting tropes, such as the dripping brushstroke, or deploying obvious geometric abstraction, Reames’ work acknowledges his awareness of the painting vocabulary while creating...
Judith Brotman: New Beginnings, Happy Endings

Judith Brotman: New Beginnings, Happy Endings

    For over two decades now Judith Brotman’s practice has hinged on relationships built between people. This has taken several forms over the years, and hopefully you’ve had the opportunity of seeing some of her recent work at Bike Room in “I Dozed, I...
News from NYC: Queens Museum Re-Opens on November 9

News from NYC: Queens Museum Re-Opens on November 9

Queens Museum This has been a pretty great fall in the borough of Queens. From the NY Art Book Fair and Maker Faire earlier this season, to the ambitious Empire Drive-In that just closed 10 days ago, Queens – typically perceived as the dowdy counterpart to...