Structure and Imagery

Tworkov's writings edited by Mira Schor, available here . Join the Loretta Howard Gallery on Saturday, October 22 at 4 PM for an afternoon with independent curator Jason Andrew, as he discusses his recent exhibition and publication: Jack Tworkov: Accident of Choice, The Artist at Black Mountain College 1952 . Andrew will discuss Tworkov, his arrival at Black Mountain College and his relationship with John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Fielding Dawson, Jorge Fick, Robert Rauschenberg and Dorthea Rockburne, during one of the most historic summers in the history of Black Mountain College. The lecture coincides with the current exhibit: Black Mountain College and its Legacy now on view through October 29. Loretta Howard Gallery 525-531 West 26th Street New York, NY

Installation view of the main gallery with work by Ben Godward and Patricia Satterlee (r). Jason Andrew , the driving force and Co-Director of the Brooklyn staple, Storefront Gallery , is also the the man behind Norte Maar . Since 2006 the non-profit has encouraged and promoted collaborations between the visual, literary, and performing arts in Bushwick and beyond. The professionally run space is all the more impressive because it is operated from Andrew's apartment. This fact is deceiving. I expected a dark, cramped space that could not possibly do much for the art on display. Instead I found a welcoming "white cube" where the work was showcased at the expense of the living space.  Andrew's curitorial skills are first rate. He builds cohesive exhibits that allow each artists' work to stand out while presenting an artfully arranged whole. In addition to the upcoming closing reception (Oct. 23) for the current show, featuring Patricia Satterlee, Ellie ...

I recently paid a visit to the Bushwick studio of the painter Patricia Satterlee . Satterlee's large paintings on paper are unique for a number of reasons. First, they are large, at a time when many Brooklyn painters are scaling down. Second, and more importantly, they combine the rough spontaneity of the preliminary sketch with an elegant, minimal thoughtfulness that one usually associates with theory-heavy formal work.   A language has evolved here. The repetition of elements produces a myriad of distinct but connected forms whose identities can be underscored or obscured by propping up a line with a diffused aura or by blotting out or by making form transparent with the laying on of paint. Satterlee in her studio on Grattan Street in Bushwick. Detail.  Painted Drawings are rhythmic structures of sensory experience.  More intuitive than intellectual, the orbits have a motion that feels both ancient and primal, immediat...

For its inaugural exhibition in the new space, Gary Snyder Gallery presents the most comprehensive presentation of Krushenick's work in almost 20 years. The survey includes paintings, collages and preparatory drawings many of which have never been shown. "From the outset, he was adamantly anti-formalist without being nostalgic or reactionary. He believed it was the artist's right and responsibility to be independent, and he determinedly explored and defined a territory that was all his own." -John Yau, from the press release. Nicholas Krushenick: A Survey Through Saturday October 29 Gary Snyder Gallery 529 W. 20 Street New York, NY

Art After Dark: Opening Reception for Melissa Dunn Looking for One Thing, Finding Another Thursday, October 20, 6 - 9 pm The Dixon is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by  Memphis  artist Melissa Dunn: Looking for One Thing, Finding Another. Meet Melissa Dunn and view her new work in the Mallory & Wurtzburger Galleries. Live music by Sultana. Regular Admission: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors For more information: Dixon Gallery and Gardens

Photograph by  Maurice Perron ca. 1947 Photograph by Denise Colomb ca. 1953 "When I hesitate, I do not paint. When I paint, I do not hesitate." Photograph by John Craven ca. 1952 Photograph by John Craven ca. 1952 "I go to the barber on Sunday and to the Louvre on Monday" -days when both were closed Photograph by Loomis Dean ca. 1959 Photograph by Yousuf Karsh ca. 1965 " When a painter does a good painting, he does it in the throes of terror." "To progress is to destroy what we believed acquired." Photograph by Laszlo Photograph by Bruno Massenet ca. 1993 "In its organization, nature is my reference." Photograph by  Maurice Perron ca. 1993 "If I could live without a passport, that could be ideal. What I love is to move about freely." * All images (c) by the respective photographers or their estates.

Deborah Zlotsky : Adjacent Possibilities October 13 - November 12 Kathryn Markel Fine Arts 529 W 20 Street New York, NY