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Noland and Color Painting

Paul Corio calls for a reconsideration of Color Field painting, Noland, Olitski, and Louis in particular.

In The Attic: Abstract easel paintings from 1920-50

Link to Sharon Butler's post on Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s-50s. An exhibition featuring more than 90 works by 70 artists from Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Demons and Devotions

Reggie Lynch reviews “Demons and Devotions: The Hours of Catherine of Cleves” at the Morgan Library.

The Age of Wonder

Christine Cariati reviews The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes.

Pearlstein/Held: Five Decades

Brooklyn Rail editor Phong Bui reviews Pearlstein/Held: Five Decades at Bett Cuningham Gallery, November 19, 2009 - February 13, 2010.

Frank Lobdell: Figure Drawings

Poet and critic John Yau reviews Frank Lobdell: Figure Drawings at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center For Visual Arts, Stanford University, CA. November 11, 2009 – February 21, 2010

Douglas Melini: In Conversation

Douglas Melini: In Conversation with Matthew Deleget on the occasion of the exhibition Douglas Melini: It Flows Over Us Without Meaning at MINUS SPACE project space.