James Kalm Report

Catherine Murphy @ Peter Freeman, Inc.
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James Kalm visits the exhibition Catherine Murphy: Recent Work at Peter Freeman Gallery, New York, on view through February 24, 2018. Kalm notes that “Catherine Murphy is probably one of the top and most conceptually challenging realists on the scene today. This show presents a wonderful selection of paintings and drawings that elicit a viewer’s questions […]

Cary Smith @ Fredricks & Freiser
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James Kalm visits Cary Smith: New Paintings and Drawings at Fredricks & Freiser, New York, on view through November 18, 2017. Kalm notes: “For decades now, Cary Smith has maintained an austere compositional approach to abstraction, developing themes that he expounds on as if they were Euclidian axioms. Though this might sound dry and overly […]

Markus Lüpertz @ Michael Werner
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James Kalm visits Markus Lüpertz: New Paintings at Michael Werner Gallery, New York, on view through July 7, 2016. Kalm notes that this exhibition “presents over two dozen paintings from the past two years featuring the painter’s engagement with the Neo-Classic tradition. With a glancing nod to artists such as Nicolas Poussin, Pierre Puvis de […]

Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry
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James Kalm visits Florine Stettheimer: Painting Poetry at the Jewish Museum, New York, on view through September 4, 2017. Kalm notes: “Through her involvement in the art world Stettheimer came in contact with the most advanced members of the avant-garde who had flocked to New York, like Marcel Duchamp and Francis Picabia. Not having to […]

Sean Scully: Wall of Light Cubed
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James Kalm visits Sean Scully: Wall of Light Cubed at Cheim & Read, New York, on view through May 20, 2017. The gallery press release states that “In this show, Scully underscores the interplay between his two-dimensional and three-dimensional work, employing an expansive array of forms and materials, including oil and spray paint, watercolor, graphite, […]

Sandro Chia @ Marc Straus
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James Kalm visits an exhibition of new paintings by Sandro Chia at Marc Straus Gallery, New York, on view through April 2, 2017. Kalm notes: “In this, his first major show with Marc Straus Gallery, [Chia] shows a group of recent paintings, many featuring single figures accompanied by animals. Chia’s masterful feel for the painter’s […]

Leslie Roberts: FYEO @ Minus Space
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James Kalm visits the exhibition Leslie Roberts: FYEO at Minus Space, New York, and talks with the artist about her work. The show is on view through October 29, 2016. Kalm notes: “Making works on panel created through a process of textual coding and graphic design, Roberts has created one of the most inventive and […]