The Pencil Review
Year: 2017
Bad Kitty
Bad Kitty: Chapter 3
But then there were loud knocks on the door. Pointing at his knapsack, so he’d close the flap over the white boxes, she cracked the door an inch and there stood her neighbor Ruth:”How […]
Der Defätist / The Defeatist
courts and yards, umgh
hello brooklyln friend, don’t worry, i’m working on the courtyards of berlin …billy’s pics are polar opposites (counterpoint), though not for too much longer, i fear. instead, we will see ordoliberal IT courtyards ( […]
What Meets the Eye
The Intricate Modernism of Anne Harvey
It’s startling, disconcerting even, to come across a painter I don’t know who fits into a historical period—Modern Art ( as TJ Clark defines it)—but in her own way. (A similar thing […]
The Pencil Review
Bad Kitty
Bad Kitty: Chapter 2
“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 […]
Letters to the Editor
Comment on Mercedes Matter: Early and Late
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, […]
What Meets the Eye
Mercedes Matter, Early and Late
Untitled (Tabletop Still Life), ca. 1998, 38”x 46” Some of Mercedes Matter’s early works have a singsong, seesaw effect—Hans Hoffmann’s push/pull theory taken too literally. Others are tense and stringy and avoid the edges […]
Bad Kitty
Bad Kitty: Chapter One
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. […]
Der Defätist / The Defeatist
beyond courtyards (100 years)
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 […]