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portraiture

Mar 15

Caelum Gallery’s ‘Ride the Tiger’ Gets a Cosign from Adam Driver

Colleen Barry and Will St. John's romantic, tender new show highlights their skillful grasp on figurative portraiture.
By Helen Holmes
Apr 6

The Stake of Dignity: Mariette Pathy Allen’s Portraiture

The politics of looking have been debated endlessly, partially because we love to look in spite of ourselves.
By Grace Byron
Sep 22

Amoako Boafo on Slowing Down and Staying Focused While His Auction Prices Skyrocket

Prices for his portraits are currently skyrocketing, but Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo was once told his art was 'too black.' He talks about focussing on his work through it all and his new show 'I Stand by Me.'
By Devon Van Houten Maldonado
Apr 4

Sitting for Lucian Freud: The Painter’s Longtime Assistant Describes His Meticulous Process

By David D'Arcy
May 9

The Modern Portrait: Is It Worth the Price to Get Yourself Painted?

By Daniel Grant
Apr 19

David Hockney on How Grief and Aging Shaped His New, Bright Paintings

By Jordan Riefe
Apr 4

Does MoMA Downplay the Influence of Psychedelic Drugs on Adrian Piper’s Work?

By Craig Hubert
Jordan Casteel. Cowboy E, Sean Cross, and Og Jabar, 2017. Oil on canvas, 90 x 78 in.
Sep 27

In New Portraits, Jordan Casteel Makes Eye Contact With the Men of Harlem

By David D'Arcy
Jason Polan (middle) has been throwing the Taco Bell eat and draw for 10 years. - Aaron Adler for New York Observer
Sep 2

Jason Polan Has Made the Union Square Taco Bell Into a New Salon of Visual Art

By Brady Dale
Mar 16

As the Flesh Fad Fades, 'Nude' Painters Band Together

By Nathan Buchek
Feb 9

The Daily Has a Photo of Nikki Finke, Thomas Pynchon of Bloggers

By Kat Stoeffel
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