The exhibition of paintings by Roger Brown, on display at the Adam Baumgold Gallery, is the first New York show devoted to his art in 10 years-and, in fact, since Brown’s death from an AIDS-related illness in 1997. (He was 55.) Brown was a key figure in the advent of Chicago Imagism or, as it Read More
Robert Ryman has never been as approachable as he is in the exhibition at Peter Blum Gallery, the first devoted to his works on paper. Mind you, I said “approachable” with a proviso: If you’re of the opinion that Mr. Ryman’s 40-odd-year investigation of the color white has been an exercise in futility, don’t expect Read More
Those who have always suspected that the contemporary-art market is one gigantic postmodern con should take a look at one lawsuit that has unfolded in Civil Court of the City of New York.
Ostensibly, it’s a lawsuit about an art deal gone awry. According to court papers, in 1996 two principals of a London gallery, Read More
