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Pay Dirt and Pigment: Theresa Byrnes mines the human condition
In her manifesto for Dust to Dust, Lower East Side artist Theresa Byrnes states: “I am not afraid to get dirty, I am not afraid of the cold—I have a high discomfort tolerance, I am not afraid of the rare disorder of the nervous system I have (Friedreich’s Ataxia). Because of FA I ride a...
Joe Bendik on the Scene: Gang and Melville at Salon
Chez Cary’s Salon is set in a beautiful, historical building, perched on West 110th Street off of Amsterdam Avenue. It’s almost like a hideaway. I could feel the ghosts. George Gershwin lived there and wrote “Rhapsody in Blue” at this spot. The atmosphere enhanced not only the artworks at this exhibition, but the whole opening...
Joe Bendik on the Scene: Bob Dylan at Gagosian
There is a lot of talk on the web about how Bob Dylan’s latest exhibition, The Asia Series, is disingenuous. Dylan painted from photos from over a hundred years ago through the 1960s. In his press release, Larry Gagosian stated that Dylan painted them during his last tour. That may actually be true, but Gagosian...
