Drawing

Interview with Storm Tharp

Inspired by movies, pop culture, fashion, and Bernini, Storm Tharp has been exhibiting his ink and gouache paintings in Portland, Oregon and Geneva, Switzerland for years. His work will be included in the 2010 biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. DailyServing’s Bean Gilsdorf recently spoke with the artist about his inclusion in the Whitney Biennial, the idea of identity[…..]

Paul McCarthy: White Snow

On view through the end of next week at Hauser and Wirth on 69th St. in New York City is White Snow, a new exhibition of drawings by Paul McCarthy. This exhibition features select pieces from a new body of work that makes reference to the popular German folk tale Snow White and the 1937 Disney classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. For White[…..]

Jeff Ladouceur

Currently on view at Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica is a solo show of work by New York-based artist, Jeff Ladouceur. In the exhibition, entitled Barefoot in the Head, Ladouceur’s works of ink and graphite on paper present the viewer with motley scenes of tragicomedy, rendered with exquisite craft. The absurd moments of both humor and pain stretch neatly around the gallery walls like[…..]

The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing

The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh is currently showing The End of the Line: Attitudes in Drawing, which explores the work of artists utilizing the drawn line in new ways.  While contemporary art practice is overwhelmingly defined by the moving image and new media this exhibition proposes that current explorations in drawing merit attention.  The End of the Line rejects drawing’s secondary status and complex art[…..]

For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there

On view until January 3, 2010 the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis presents its most ambitious group show since its grand opening six years ago. Curated by Anthony Huberman, For the blind man in the dark room looking for the black cat that isn’t there starts with the premise that art is not a code that needs cracking. Celebrating the experience of not-knowing and unlearning,[…..]

Stranger Circumstances

After six years of operation, the artist-run Crawl Space Gallery in Seattle has decided to close its doors and end their impressive programming of exhibitions, residencies, public forums, publications, and experimental projects. The gallery is currently presenting Stranger Circumstances as their final exhibition. The show features Crawl Space artist in residency, Massimo Guerrera as well as artists Alana Riley, Ron Tran with performances during the[…..]

Heartland

Throughout the vast interior of the United States, contemporary artists are responding to the world around them and reshaping it in unexpected ways. Organized by the Smart Museum of Art and the Van Abbemuseum, one of Europe’s premier contemporary art institutions, Heartland offers an idiosyncratic look at the innovative forms of artistic creation taking place in the American Heartland. Heartland features site-specific installations and performances[…..]