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Seven Paintings: Tobi Kahn At The Phillips Collection
In 1985, The Guggenheim Museum in New York mounted an exhibition of contemporary young artists, called “New Horizons in American Art” that included the work of Tobi Kahn. Kahn’s featured paintings were abstractions of landscapes, the images anchored in black artist-made frames, the palette dark, the paint applied thickly and worked strenuously, the effect serious […]
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Three Art Exhibits To See Right Now In New York
On a recent visit to New York, I saw three art exhibitions I highly recommend: Faith Ringgold: American People, on view at the New Museum through June 5, 2022; The Hare with the Amber Eyes at the Jewish Museum, on view through May 15, 2022; and Hilary Pecis: Warmly at the Rachel Uffner Gallery through […]
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Seeing A Forest for the Trees
“A Forest for the Trees” is a multi-media installation that, like much of artist Glenn Kaino’s work, is conceptual, collaborative, has a moral and ethical dimension, and is a political call to action. The exhibition also brings together a novel marriage of sponsors: Presented by The Atlantic magazine and Superblue (a showcase for experiential art), […]
The Power Of Peter Fetterman's Photos
The Power of Photography by Peter Fetterman (ACC ART BOOKS $45) is a perfect Father’s Day gift â in fact, for me, this will be my gift of choice for birthdays and other present-bearing occasions.Fetterman, the long-time impresario of The Peter Fetterman Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, has suffered the difficulties of a […]
Songwriter Patrick Davis' Paradise
There are no more CD sales (what’s a CD?) and streaming revenue is just a trickle of what Songwriters once earned. Superstar performers” hits now list teams of songwriting contributors and although live performances are back in demand, if your name is not marquee-worthy (and sometimes even if it is) the gigs that pay a […]
Bob Dylan And Elvis Stay True
In the last few weeks, I”ve had two cultural experiences that I”m still trying to get my head around: Bob Dylan on his “Rough and Ready Ways” Tour and Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” Each, in their singular way, speaks to the struggle for authenticity in one’s art.Bob Dylan, who recently turned 81, performed three nights at […]