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Nov 12

Artist Randy Bloom Paints Jewel-like Spines of Pure Color in Chelsea

One constant through all of Ms. Bloom’s nearly 40 years of work is color that is clear, pure, beautiful -- and off the beaten path. Her palette is at once so vivid and so mellow that it can upset viewers accustomed to the fashionably murky or the seven standard hues of the rainbow.

By Piri Halasz

Oct 2

The Bright Vitality of the Paintings of Stanley Whitney

Whitney’s way of applying paint leaves a softness and gentleness in his surfaces that gives them (and the observer) room to breathe.

By Piri Halasz

Sep 22

Hemingway’s Secrets: Reading Between the Lines of the Legend at the Morgan Library

An upcoming exhibit gives us a deep, personal and complicated view of the writer.

By Matthew Kassel

Oct 8

The Maximalist Minimalist: Linda Yablonsky on Robert Gober at MoMA

By Linda Yablonsky

Oct 1

Painting Outside the Lines: New Shows at the Jewish Museum and EFA Project Space

By Maika Pollack

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