By Mario Naves 7/12/04 12:00am

Candy-Store Canvases: Masullo’s Sweet-Tooth Pa

There are artists we hate to love and artists we love to hate. Most artists don’t make a dent; nonentities rarely do. Then there are artists in need of a spanking: painters and sculptors of talent, skill and vision incapable of resisting their worst impulses. Chief on the list for corporal punishment is Andrew Masullo, Read More

By Mario Naves 10/07/02 12:00am

A Shaggy Countercultural Icon And His Mannered Disciples

The Heavenly Tree Grows Downward , an exhibition currently at the James Cohan Gallery, takes as its inspiration the art of Harry Smith (1923-1991), painter, filmmaker, folklorist, anthropologist and magician. Actually, it’s closer to the truth to say that Smith’s life is the inspiration here, just as it has been for the following he’s acquired Read More