Structure and Imagery

Timperio works while surrounded by a collection of paintings by friends. Above right is a painting by Thornton Willis.   Studio view with new work.   An older work by Timperio.  Richard Timperio in his studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Last Thursday I took a trip out to Williamsburg for a visit to the studio of Richard Timperio . Timperio moved to the once desolate neighborhood in 1979. In addition to his painting practice he opened the first incarnation of Sideshow Gallery in 1994 and continues to operate the seminal space (one of the largest, private exhibition spaces in Brooklyn) presenting the work of Tom Evans, Larry Lee Webb, Thornton Willis, Larry Poons, Dan Christensen, and Chris Martin among many others. During our visit Timperio presented new work aligned with his paintings currently on view at Andre Zarre Gallery. Timperio's bold color and interlocking forms lay the groundwork for the paintings'...

Amy Sillman ,  Williamsburg Portraits , 1991 -92, ink, gouache, pencil on paper 11 x 8 in. each From the Press Release: During a recent studio visit with  Katherine Bradford , we were looking at her work for our upcoming exhibition and discussing our frustration about how painting was not represented in the recent survey show at the Brooklyn Museum, entitled, “Crossing Brooklyn: Art from Bushwick, Bed-Stuy and Beyond”.  We looked at each other and said (I don’t remember who said it first), “Brooklyn is the painting capital of the world”. Yep, there it is, it’s out there. During one of our conversations,  Irving Sandler   told me that   at this moment there are more painters and more painters with serious studio practices in Brooklyn than in any place in the world, and many of the most important contemporary galleries and museum shows feature works by Brooklyn painters. Part II of  Back to the Future  will focus on some of the ...

Enrico Gomez Jeffrey Cortland Jones Kazimira Rachfal Paul Behnke Rick Briggs

Chris Martin October 9 - November 15, 2014 Anton Kern Gallery 532 W 20th Street New York, NY 10011

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Chris Martin  January 26 - March 3 Mitchell - Innes and Nash 534 W 26th Street New York, NY 10001 Terry Winters: Cricket Music, Tessellation, Figures and Notebook February 4 - April 14, 2012 Matthew Marks Gallery 522 W 22nd Street New York, NY 10001