By Mario Naves 2/13/06 12:00am

Isensee’s Cheery Abstractions Mine Mid-Century Nostalgia

Having chanced upon Warren Isensee’s tidy brand of abstract painting seven years ago—one of his canvases, glimpsed in the window of a Soho gallery, made a happy impression from across a traffic-congested street—I’ve followed the development of this promising young artist with some interest. Mr. Isensee’s latest paintings, on display at the Danese Gallery’s new Read More

By Mario Naves 1/28/02 12:00am

Anne Ryan: The Belle Of the N.Y. School

Is there an exhibition currently on display in New York City that is more beautiful than that dedicated to the collages of Anne Ryan (1889-1954) at Grant Selwyn Fine Art? The tempered answer is “probably”–there are a lot of shows out there. But the concluding reply is a resounding “no.” Indeed, it goes to the Read More