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Slideshow: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol: Pop Politics, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH, September 27 – January 4
Andy Warhol: Pop Politics, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH, September 27 – January 4

By | November 05, 2008

Day by day

A new film examines Marsden Hartley’s life
Everyone has their own Marsden Hartley. That happens with great painters, and Hartley was one of the greatest of 20th-century American artists.

By KEN GREENLEAF | October 29, 2008

“The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible.” _Allan Kaprow
When Allan Kaprow presented his first performance at New York’s Reuben Gallery in 1959, the conception for the first Happening was tightly scripted.

By IAN PAIGE | October 22, 2008

On what ground?

Greg Parker and Noa Warren at June Fitzpatrick
The experience gap between Greg Parker and Noa Warren makes their joint show at the June Fitzpatrick Gallery at the Maine College of Art all the more exciting.

By IAN PAIGE | October 16, 2008

A shadow world

Lauren Fensterstock’s unsettling installation
The centerpiece of Lauren Fensterstock’s installation at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art is what appears to be a large black pool with giant lily pads.

By KEN GREENLEAF | October 09, 2008

New discoveries

What the Impressionists can still teach us
The show presents works by artists that influenced the Impressionists and artists who were, in turn, influenced by this most powerful of artistic movements.

By KEN GREENLEAF | October 02, 2008

When ordinary is extraordinary

Gil Corral’s questions and answers in Biddeford
Biddeford artist Gil Corral seems to be one of those people whose surreality often seemS detached from everyday matters, but who can at times distill that perspective to simple truth.

By IAN PAIGE | September 25, 2008

Off on a tangent

Jeff Kellar’s latest work is pared to austerity
Over the years Jeff Kellar, whose work is currently on view at Icon Contemporary Art in Brunswick, has been assiduously paring his work down.

By KEN GREENLEAF | September 17, 2008

Portland fall preview

Your arts bible with sneak peeks at the best TV, movies, books, video games, and more
Your arts bible with sneak peeks at the best TV, movies, books, video games, and more

By PHOENIX STAFF | September 12, 2008

Water portraits

What Jessica Gandolf chooses to show
Despite their small size, Jessica Gandolf’s paintings have always had a large-scale operatic background informing their imagery.

By KEN GREENLEAF | September 10, 2008

The jury's out

Finding some distinct voices at the CMCA
Juried shows are a terrible idea.

By KEN GREENLEAF | September 03, 2008

Animal collective

Strength in numbers in Brunswick
!nd!v!duals (a group comprised of Dom, Meers, Col!n, and Luke O) has overrun Brunswick’s Coleman Burke Gallery with an impressive display of giant beasts toting weapons.

By IAN PAIGE | August 27, 2008

Searching for the self

Yeshe Parks explores the junkyard at Whitney Art Works
At Whitney Art Works, Maine-based artist Yeshe Parks reveals to us this trajectory of translation with a collection of recent work.

By IAN PAIGE | August 20, 2008

No accidents

Jon Imber knows just what he’s doing
There is nothing inherently emotionally expressive about paint being loosely smooshed around on a canvas.

By KEN GREENLEAF | August 27, 2008

Whole in two

William Manning’s abstract continuum
It’s as if Bill Manning and his work are a small, coherent universe of its own that exists somewhere, and periodically others get to visit it for a while.

By KEN GREENLEAF | August 05, 2008

Divine service

An interview with Oscar Mokeme
Oscar Mokeme is the Director of Portland Maine’s Museum of African Culture, which he co-founded in 1998 with Hannaford executive and collector Arthur Aleshire.

By IAN PAIGE | July 31, 2008

Devil in the details

Andrea Sulzer’s “After Nature” is a must-see
A small solo show of Andrea Sulzer’s drawings and woodcuts at the Bowdoin Museum of Art, entitled “After Nature,” is nothing short of riveting.

By IAN PAIGE | July 23, 2008

Daro + Why Hello

Music seen at Slainte, July 12, 2008
With side projects, you always learn a thing or two about the scope of the musician’s interests and influences.

By CHAD CHAMBERLAIN | July 16, 2008

Small but loud

Scale doesn't matter for Nelligan and Bileck
The work of Emily Nelligan and Marvin Bileck in the current show at the June Fitzpatrick Gallery has an impact that is out of proportion with the small scale of the pieces.

By KEN GREENLEAF | July 16, 2008

Seascapes

Exploring the oceans within + without
Taken separately, the work of each artist is engaging and interesting. Taken together, their differences illuminate two distinct paths toward the goal of a meaningful artistic experience.

By KEN GREENLEAF | July 09, 2008