Edward Hopper

The Whitney Confronts Reality In Excellent Hopper Exhibition

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The Whitney Confronts Reality In Excellent Hopper Exhibition

Anomie meets geometry: Edward Hopper
Steven Sloman/Whitney Museum of American Art
Anomie meets geometry: Edward Hopper

Who’s responsible for mounting the superb exhibition devoted to the paintings, drawings, print  read more »

On the Rocks: Swiss Sculptor Makes Magic From Monoliths

Hans Josephsohn
Peter Blum Gallery
Hans Josephsohn

Starry-eyed cynicism coupled with careerist savvy characterizes an increasingly youthful contemporar  read more »

Charles Burchfield: In Macabre Painting, Dark Introspection

The hand of a master: Charles Burchfield
Private Collection, Courtesy DC Moore Gallery
The hand of a master: Charles Burchfield

The American painter Charles Burchfield (1893-1967), whose work is the subject of a splendid exhibit  read more »

At Fillip's, Peace and Quiet, And French From a Textbook

I had in mind the sort of casual place I used to frequent in the Village: doors folded back onto the  read more »

At Fillip’s, Peace and Quiet, And French From a Textbook

At this Chelsea spot, the freshest ingredients go into accomplished but often characterless cooking of the classic French variety.
James Hamilton
At this Chelsea spot, the freshest ingredients go into accomplished but often characterless cooking of the classic French variety.

I had in mind the sort of casual place I used to frequent in the Village: doors folded back onto the  read more »

A Group Show Figures Out Aesthetics of Human Form

Maureen Mullarkey&#039;s <i>Batya</i>, 2003.
Courtesy of George Billis Gallery
Maureen Mullarkey's Batya, 2003.

Abstract painters like to bitch and moan about their lot in life.  read more »

A Lover of Beauty, Guy Pène du Bois Painted His Ideal

Nowadays, neither the art nor the writings nor even the name of the American painter Guy Pène du Bo  read more »

Painter Lois Dodd, Overlooked by Era, Finally Is Fêted

Let's face it: There's a class of highly accomplished American painters whose work has been consiste  read more »

An Unpretentious Wine Bar, More Aggressive than Genteel

In Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies , a gossip columnisttakes vengeance on his readers "with sultan-  read more »

Preserving a Way of Life-On Canvas

Edla Cusick's show Cityscapes at the Asyl Gallery, which came down on Feb.  read more »