CJB's Art Notes: Better Late Than Never? Starting with the Spring...

I apologize for the extreme tardiness of this and the next post! I meant to write much sooner, but would still like to share some highlights from the Spring before I get to Summer and Fall.

One reason, if I can make an excuse, is that I started a new job at the beginning of April, working as Assistant to the Editors at The New Criterion, a monthly magazine focusing on cultural criticism: reviews of art, theater, music, books, dance, etc. Getting a regular gig meant that my schedule changed around, which lead to some distractions (or other focal points depending on your perspective), such as finally finishing projects that were a long time coming. My new schedule is very good for getting a lot of studio time, so I've finally achieved some much needed balance. I love the rituals that come with working in the studio, and a predictable schedule has been a very positive development.

This post mostly touches on exhibitions around the city from the Spring as well as a few other tidbits. I hope you enjoy it!

To see many more images in addition to the ones here, visit my flickr album at:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/caetlynn/albums/72157659057014001

In progress in the studio, working with the swamp via marker drawings and watercolor/gouaches on paper (more recent images to come in the summer post)

Edith Schloss, from the retrospective of her work at Sundaram Tagore Gallery

Edith Schloss

At the entrance to Art on Paper during the spring art fairs--I loved these wacky characters by Wayne White

They looked like giant paper stage props, mythical Don Quixote's that were kinetic too, so you could make some of them move around a little like giant teetering puppets

Katerina Lanfranco

Michael Scoggins

Michael Scoggins!

(sadly I don't have the caption info)

Really enjoyed this work by Matthew Craven

Matthew Craven

Some of Liv Aanrud's great pieces at her show at SHFAP

LOVE this piece!!! Liv Aanrud

Another one of my favorites--Lois Dodd's show at Alexandre Gallery

Lois Dodd

Marc Handelman at Sikkema Jenkins

Marc Handelman

From the show 20 x 16 at Morgan Lehman, curated by Geoffrey Young

That's Amy Lincoln's work on the right!

From "The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World" at the MoMA:

Nicole Eisenman

Mary Weatherford

Charline von Heyl

Visiting Wave Hill (in the Bronx) open studios in April!

Where Amy Lincoln was an artist in residence

Rebecca and Amy!

Amy Lincoln

The awesome greenhouses at Wave Hill

Douglas Melini at "Breaking Pattern" at Minus Space

A polaroid portrait taken of me by Tyson Washburn, still developing

Tyson and his parents during their visit to NYC in the spring!

Trade Center

My first time visiting the memorial--very moving

Joan Brown at George Adams Gallery

Love Joan Brown! Ever since getting to see her paintings daily when I worked at di Rosa

Thomas Nozkowski at Pace

Thomas Nozkowski

Joyce Kozloff at DC Moore Gallery

Joyce Kozloff

Philip-Lorca DiCorcia at David Zwirner--really liked a lot of the images in the show

Philip-Lorca DiCorcia

Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner

detail

Lisa Yuskavage

From the Highline

From the East River ferry

This spring also brought a fury friend into our lives. This is Inka! She was a young stray that followed our neighbors home one day. After getting spayed and her shots, we offered to cat-sit for a weekend when our neighbor's needed space for another rescued cat, and she's been with us ever since! More updates to come ;-)