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Weintraub and Barrow: Dynamic Duo at JTPelican

By brent burket | February 4, 2007 | 3 Comments

Post by Brent Burket I have to say that Libby and Roberta almost never lead me astray. Now that I think about it, you can pretty much take the “almost” out of that last sentence. So, when Libby forwarded me the announcement for Caleb Weintraub’s show, Cloudy with a Chance of Apocalypse, at Jack The [...]

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Heading to the mirror with Jenny D

By brent burket | October 7, 2005 | 1 Comment

Post by Brent Burket, artblog New York correspondent Sometimes, obsession can be a good thing. Since she was a teenager Jenny Dubnau has been obsessed with drawing and painting head portraits of herself and of those around her. But let’s not get out the DSM-IV too quickly. One person’s obsession can be another’s practice and [...]

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Amazing New York fall roundup

By brent burket | September 23, 2005 | 0 Comments

Post from our man in New York, Brent Burket Saturday I went gallery hopping, and it was good. It was very good. There were a few ughs, a couple of shrugs, and a host of jaw-dropping silences. The day started with Projectile on 57th and ending with Bellwether in Chelsea. Two fine book ends with [...]

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Joy found in Williamsburg

By brent burket | August 12, 2005 | 0 Comments

Post by Brent Burket Following Artblog’s tip I hopped the ever-aggravating G train Saturday afternoon to see the tiny but rambunctious show, Precious Moments, at Joymore in Williamsburg. I was rewarded for my trouble. In these days of praise for the likes of Jay Leno and President Dumbass it was about time somebody praised the [...]

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Coney Island: just swim

By brent burket | August 4, 2005 | 0 Comments

Post by Brent Burket Too often fun in the NYC artworld is limited to getting drunk and having your picture taken at a Bellwether opening. That is very much not the case at The Dreamland Artist Club in Coney Island, an installation brought to us for the second summer in a row by the public [...]

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Life found on 57th Street!

By brent burket | June 30, 2005 | 0 Comments

Post by Brent Burket, artblog New York correspondent And now, a little sympathy for the filthy rich. I’m pretty sure that the only people who go to the galleries in the 57th Street area are critics, art students, a couple artists, and people who carry their money around in trucks. That’s a shame because some [...]

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Chelsea Triple-header

By brent burket | June 27, 2005 | 0 Comments

Post by Brent Burket, artblog New York correspondent Zach Feuer is giving Mary Boone a run for the title of Hardest Eye On 24th Street. oswald, john Columbia grad Dana Schutz is the most celebrated star here. As much as she lived up to her hype, for me the Tom McGrath show that followed hers [...]

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PS. Real Estate and Bark

By brent burket | June 23, 2005 | 0 Comments

[ed. note: this post follows up on this one immediately before about "Woods" at DUMBO Art Center] Post from Brent Burket It was interesting. I was talking with the guy at the desk in DUMBO and he was saying that he and a number of his friends were all contemplating moving to Philly or Baltimore. [...]

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