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In Inky Blacks and Earthy Pastels, Reggie Burrows Hodges Crafts Collective Portraits
Dwelling somewhere between abstraction and figuration, Hodges’s impressionistic paintings enact a critique of rugged individualism.
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The Allusive, Improvisational Artworks of Thaddeus Mosley
The formal aspects of Mosley’s work have been thoroughly considered over the years, perhaps at the expense of exploring symbolism in his individual works.
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The Genius of Thaddeus Mosley
Mosley did not need the art world’s approval to keep going, but the art world certainly needs him for more reasons than I can count.
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Sculpture Does Not Need to Be Permanent to Be Great
Robert Grosvenor unmasks the anti-democratic, hierarchical forces that go into the making of an impeccable monumental sculpture.
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Matthew Wong: Kind of Blue
It seems that Wong was in touch with his deepest feelings and they came through in all of his art; this is what makes him special.
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The Rediscovery of Robert Duran
A new show provides a glimpse of Duran’s restless, astute nature and his willingness to explore different formal possibilities.
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The Spiraling Logic of Paul Mogensen’s Paintings
Mogensen’s primary interest is not in reiterating the picture plane, but in activating it.
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Matthew Wong’s Hallucinatory Pilgrimages
Wong proceeds mark by mark without knowing in advance what will happen or where he will go.
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Four Bay Area Iconoclasts and Eccentrics
For New Yorkers, the artists Jean Conner, Wally Hedrick, Deborah Remington, Franklin Williams range from little-known and neglected to unknown altogether.
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Robert Grosvenor Doesn’t Take Us for a Ride
Grosvenor’s radically altered vintage cars are not about fulfilling fantasies; they are boxes with openings and wheels that carry you from point A to point B.
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From Mysterious Erotica to Holy Bell Jars, Singular Projects at the Independent Art Fair
This year, the visions at the Independent Art Fair were multiple, with some galleries dedicating their booths to outsider and unknown artists, as well as work that is a bit more playful.
