Mark Jenkinson at Photography and Imaging 2
"Insane Painting" 6 April, 2008

My friend Rob McCurdy makes these absolutely insane paintings, each takes about a year to complete and you have to see the real thing to believe them. They are part of an ongoing series of commisions from the National Gallery on people who have shaped the 20th century by famous artists (although Chuck Close is the only other painter I can think at the moment who is also working on this)... (continued)

James Wagner at jameswagner.com
"Norbert Witzgall at Venetia Kapernekas" 12 March, 2008

Venetia Kapernekas is looking more and more interesting these days. The current show, "wir", is devoted to some hauntingly-beautiful paintings by Norbert Witzgall. There doesn't seem to be any easy way to describe their inspiration, but we get some clues in the large canvas (all of the other, smaller works are on board). In "Sophie Matt" the odd planes of a room which is (almost) dominated by a portrait of the artist Sophie-Therese Trenka-Dalton are hung with Picabia-inspired paintings... (continued)

Brent Burket at Heart as Arena
"O Corpo Fragil" 14 January, 2008

I stopped by Venetia Kapernekas Gallery Saturday to check out Silence in the Light, a collaborative show with Noritoshi Hirakawa, Hiroshi Sunairi, and Arto Lindsay. I knew that I was going to be a sucker for this show because of Arto Lindsay. I'll always hold a special place in my heart for the guy because of his 1996 album, O Corpo Sutil (The Subtle Body). It's one of the most gorgeous, odd, and perfect albums ever recorded... (continued)

Steven Kaplan at post.thing.net
"Art of Darkness" 30 March, 2008

"Considering those aspects of Armory Week in New York which might be remembered in days to come, I predict Dark Fair will resonate in the annals of art history, and not just for the central conceit of doing it off the grid — of using no plug-in electrical devices or overhead lights at its Swiss Institute venue, instead substituting candles, flashlights, battery powered laptops, kerosene lamps and other glow-in-the-dark initiatives — but for its subversive stance as an anti-fair... (continued)