Category Archives: Art
DON ALTER: VISUAL THINKER OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Don Alter was very much at home in the well lit Hudson Beach gallery in Beacon. The 81 year old artist was surrounded by his latest body of work — a stopping point of sorts to mark more than six decades of painting. … Continue reading
Anima/Animus; the strange and beautiful world of Jan Harrison
The stuff of dreams… slithering reptilian creatures, soulful dogs, enigmatic cats, poignant and terrifying primates, all reflecting and sharing our deepest imaginings and cravings, our primal fears and pain. These are the images and emotions we keep hidden, but they … Continue reading
An Interview with Linda Weintraub – Curator of “Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012” at The Dorsky
We are approaching the thirteenth annual Hudson Valley Artists (HVA) 2012 exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz – a major art event in the mid-Hudson Valley and your author is thrilled to be among those whose work … Continue reading
A Forgotten American Fantasist Showcased at the Dorsky
Eugene Ludins was a Woodstock-based artist who painted enigmatic, politically charged imaginary landscapes, which achieved some recognition in the 1930s and 1940s. He died in 1996 at age 92, having long fallen into obscurity; Abstract Expressionism had hit New York like … Continue reading
15: Artists from Ulster County in Rhinebeck
Albert Shahinian Fine Art (ASFA) in Rhinebeck is celebrating its 15th Anniversary with a group exhibition of 15 artists entitled: “15: Artists from Ulster County.” The exhibition has, in fact, sixteen artists. Rosalind Robertson was included after all the publicity materials … Continue reading
THE LAST WORD – A Report on the Retirement of Maurizio Cattelan
Maurizio Cattelan – Italian sculptor and bad-boy of the art world – had refused numerous requests to mount a retrospective of his work on the basis, as he insisted, that his work was so disparate that it would defy a conventional, chronological solution. Finally, last year, … Continue reading
Barrett Art Center; PHOTOWORK’12, the 25th Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition
The Dutchess County Art Association/Barrett Art Center is seeking entries for PHOTOWORK’12, the 25th Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition. Continue reading
“WATER” at The Muroff Kotler Gallery of Visual Arts at SUNY Ulster
Water is fast becoming a major topic of discussion the world over as our access to it becomes threatened by climate change, pollution, and, increasingly, privatization. But in the Hudson Valley it has been a topic, and a contentious one, going back to … Continue reading