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Elizabeth Murray
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The Gritty Poetry of Elizabeth Murray’s Paintings
Murray was having fun while making art, which is practically a sin, even now.
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Art Among the Ruins
Daniel John Gadd is Elizabeth Murray’s spiritual heir, with a difference.
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How Graffiti Influenced Elizabeth Murray
Given some historical context, the impact graffiti had on the paintings Murray made during the 1980s is plain to see.
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Elizabeth Murray, Force of Nature
Elizabeth Murray’s work on paper is utterly free-form, a launchpad for a gamut of choices that rush from points A to Z with head-snapping speed.
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Elizabeth Murray’s and Carmen Herrera’s Diverging Routes to Artistic Success
Recent documentaries about two well-known female painters make for a potent double bill at Film Forum.
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The Strange Union of Contemporary Art and the Hudson River School
HUDSON, NY — River Crossings, the recently opened show up at the historic Thomas Cole House and Olana, Frederic Edwin Church’s architectural ode to Orientalism, over-promises and under-delivers.
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Contemporary Fresco That’s Off the Wall
It isn’t often one comes across fresco paintings in art galleries, the last time I remember seeing a sizable number was the “Rooms” section of the Francesco Clemente retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in 1999.