nontraditionalmaterials – Painting After Art is Dead

Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Laurie Fendrich at Two Coats covers the recent survey of Sophie’s work at MOMA, pointing out that calling her “multidisciplinary” doesn’t quite encompass her.

#sophietaeuberarp

Stephen Neidich

Artforum says Stephen’s kinetic sculptures are made of industrial metal objects and tools found in the studio and the outside world. They leverage our familiarity of everyday objects against experience and performance of making art. These gestural spinning and rotating sculptures make plain how, and from what materials they are made, the acrobatics of their production.

#stephenneidich

Chakaia Booker

like Michael shows across the country, and with Momentum Gallery.

More and More (second is her IG feed which you should follow- her Afro futurist public sculpture, as pointed out in the first link, is not of this world)
#chakaiabooker

Caroline Roberts

Jeff Hamada interviews Caroline for Booooooom!. Her work is sometimes figurative and often has a digital component.

#carolineroberts

Jane Benson

With System of Nature (Reflections) (2020–21), pixelated, ribbon-like, chromatic prints on canvas backed with paper gently arc away from the wall, suggestive of the infinite elasticity of both time and memory.

#janebenson

Davis Choun

Davis, like Kimberly, has a piece in COSO 2021.
More

#davischoun

Not a lot I could say about Anish that hasn’t already been said other than it’s surprising I’m just getting to blogging about him (realized he was missing when writing about Point of Departure which features him alongside Mavis and Tony and Donald and others).

#anishkapoor

Angel Otero

makes work from the “skin” that forms on oil paint.

#angelotero

Shaheer Zazai

BlackFlash Magazine’s December 2021 Issue Examines Islamic Art Traditions in Canada. In “Infinities,” guest-edited by curator and art historian Nadia Kurd, artists and writers discuss the influence of Islamic visual cultures in Canadian contemporary art. Shaheer gets a nice mention and an image.

#shaheerzazai

Dona Nelson

Thomas Erben is presenting Gestures of Affection: In Memory of Louise Fishman, curated by Melissa E. Feldman, which includes a number of artists I’ve blogged about and also Dona.

#donanelson

Brianne Garcia

Artsy find.

#briannegarcia

Rosemary Mayer

“Ways of Attaching” is the first comprehensive institutional exhibition devoted to the art of Rosemary Mayer (1943–2014), and adds even more knotty complexity to the artist’s story.

#rosemarymayer

Annette Wehrhahn

Reconfigured Bodies is an interview of Annette by Fabienne Lasserre at Bomb.

#annettewehrhahn

Emma Safir

gets a nod from Artsy. I can see why- (thought she might not call it “abstraction”) below is a mind blowing mix of digital collage printed on silk and vinyl, spandex, smocking, appliqué, pine, upholstery foam, silk thread, and flashe paint.

#emmasafir

Lily de Bont

like Kathleen has work in Mutations, part one; The Canvas at Transmitter.

#lilydebont

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