Juxtapoz has an article up about Pour, a new show by Kathryn McNaughton (who I’ve followed for a while on Instagram) and Heather Day, who is new to me. The paintings are a result of a short sabitcal to focus on work in semi-solitude, which sounds fantastic, and impactful, since the main focus of her work is her synesthesia.
#heatherday
So glad to hear this show is happening, and at one of the most beautiful art venues in the US (if you love art and haven’t visited the Barnes Foundation in Philly get on it)! The first Steir I ever saw was at the Guggenheim (she was a fellow with their foundation btw). Wow.
#patsteir
Wide Walls gave Holly some love in their article about minimalists to collect in 2019. Was interesting to check out her site and zoom in on a few of these- I think the fact that’s she’s channeling Ryman is why her work stood out to me in the article above.
#hollymiller
I first encountered Fran’s work while Tumblr’ing, please check out her online gallery. I find these to be almost narrative- they impact me kind of like Lichtenstein’s brushstrokes which I always saw as comic book hero versions of brushstrokes being… well. Anyway, they all seem to tell a sort of story.
#franoneill
Found via Widewalls, wow. I need to see these! Isn’t it cool how she also likes to photograph clouds? You should read some about her investigations of color- in her own words.
#debraramsay
A friend turned me on to Erin’s feed on Instagram. She’s making photographs btw- if you thought they were paintings, you are into her subject matter. The use of these tensions is well planned, and she also deals deftly with compositional issues.
#erinokeefe
Tumblr continues to produce- Joanne makes paintings, sculpture and books of her work. She has shows coming up next year in LA and NY.
#joannegreenbaum
This one is a #TBT… I got the chance to see this show about 2 years ago when the family was in New Orleans. One of the most interesting exhibits I’ve ever seen, NOMA showed Scully’s work right alongside some Japanese prints, similar to the types which directly influence her work. Check out her website but most importantly, if you ever can, see some in the reals!
#reginascully
Hyperallergic is another recent find for me- as is Marcia (apparently as you’ll read in this article, I’m not alone). I am not usually drawn to minimalism for its own sake, either visually over intellectually, but these caught my attention. It was interesting to find out after questioning the initial attraction that one of my biggest inspirations, Robert Irwin, was one of Hafif’s instructors at one point. I hope I get to run across these at some point. While I certainly enjoy a good bit of painting that considers itself conceptual, I tend to be drawn to work that is primarily concerned with formal investigation, which is of course a concept in itself. I think the key distinction is that the impetus of the type of work to which I’m referring points to itself in the end (as the writer puts it, “they offer complex visual, intellectual, and emotional experiences.”). I would encourage the reader to also Google for images of other paintings made by Hafif, she certainly explored several ways of creating these experiences.
#marciahafif
Some images on Pinterest of other work by Ms Mehretu. I haven’t yet seen any of these in person- but Artsy thinks her show at White Cube in London is a must see if you are doing Frieze Week.
#juliemehretu
Painting After Art is Dead 