With his work set to go on view in a group show, called “Alchemy & Inquiry,” at James Cohan Gallery’s Shanghai branch tomorrow, artist Fred Tomaselli gave a remarkably candid interview to The Wall Street Journal about his career and his views on China. Read More
The Brooklyn Museum announced three new trustees today, including what the Museum said was the first artist in recent times to serve on the board. The new trustees are New York Law School Professor Tamara C. Belinfanti, Forest City Ratner Executive Vice President David L. Berliner, and Brooklyn arist Fred Tomaselli, Read More
It was not to be expected that an exhibition called Landscape at the Whitney Museum of American Art would have much, if anything, to do with, well, landscape, which my dictionary defines as “A view or vista of scenery on land …. A painting, photograph, or the like depicting such a scene.” After all, landscape Read More
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
