May 2017 – Talking Pictures

Bad Kitty: Chapter 2

May 31, 2017

“Pardon me,” the big guard said, lifting his hand which opened up like a catcher’s mitt. Now her already lively scalp lifted off her head; she felt the air conditioning as a bald man would feel a winter wind. She [...]

Comment on Mercedes Matter: Early and Late

May 30, 2017

John comments: Simply the *dumbest* attempt at a review I’ve ever tried to read.Why not do some research on the Artist; her influences; her peers; her career; her importance in the Art World. In fact, don’t bother–you [...]

Mercedes Matter, Early and Late

May 26, 2017

Untitled (Tabletop Still Life), ca. 1998, 38”x 46” Some of Mercedes Matter’s early works have a singsong, seesaw effect—Hans [...]

Bad Kitty: Chapter One

May 25, 2017

People often ask her for directions — she has that kind of face. The police never Look twice at her. The only traffic tickets she ever gets are the automatic ones with cameras. Light blue eyes were part of it but hardly all. [...]

beyond courtyards (100 years)

May 24, 2017

once we imagined we weren’t looking at screens to be moved, while meeting a center point, to make our moves in the world. we were, blithely, following the star shed glitter of hope, opportunity, soaked with excitement: a squeaky liberty. flung [...]

Paul D’Agostino: excerpts from “The Produce Chronicles, With Flowers”

May 22, 2017

Drawings with the lighthearted insouciance of early Warhol illuminate and are illuminated by Grim[m] fairy tales of contemporary life. Schizophrenically hilarious. — CNQ Selected from the show [...]

CNQ draws C. Michael Norton at David and Schweitzer

May 17, 2017

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