Archive for the “Painting” category
E.M.C. Collard @ STYX Project Space
by Travis Jeppesen on July 16, 2009
My review of E.M.C. Collard’s current exhibition at STYX Project Space is now online at Artforum.
Ernesto Ortiz @ Golden Parachutes
by Travis Jeppesen on May 30, 2009
The border, as both physical reality and philosophical entity, forms the backdrop of the paintings Ernesto Ortiz is working on for his first solo exhibition, opening on May 23rd at Golden Parachutes in Berlin. Indeed, it could be said that (…)
Jack Goldstein @ Daniel Buchholz Gallery, Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on May 26, 2009
The story of Jack Goldstein is one of the saddest in recent art history. Throughout much of his career, Goldstein struggled with fame – both his own and that of the artists who rose to prominence alongside him in the (…)
Cy Twombly in London
by Travis Jeppesen on May 1, 2009
Over at WhiteHot Magazine of Contemporary Art, you’ll find my review of Cy Twombly’s current exhibition at Gagosian Gallery.
2008: Moments: The Last of Rothko
by Travis Jeppesen on December 18, 2008
At the end of his life, Mark Rothko was making black paintings. Black and gray. Like TV static, but without the white: the voidlessness is now upon us. When you get closer, you can make out pale beige shapes, contorted (…)
Deflated: Jeff Koons in Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on December 9, 2008
The two Jeff Koons solo exhibitions currently on in Berlin – one a retrospective of the sculptures, the other a show of new paintings – confirm that Koons is the worst living artist anywhere. Koons is a sort of con (…)
Thiago Rocha Pitta at Andersen’s Contemporary, Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on October 16, 2008
Notes on an Island Shipwreck is a simple project exploring the polar motifs of land and sea. Thiago Rocha Pitta is restrained in his approach, and the exhibition is well thought-out, though not extraordinary. The centerpiece, Project for a Stormy (…)
Jeremiah Palecek
by Travis Jeppesen on September 14, 2008
My review of Jeremiah Palecek’s Berlin show is now online – check it out.
Jeremiah Palecek
by Travis Jeppesen on September 5, 2008
Check out footage from Jeremiah Palecek’s recent opening at STYX Project Space in Berlin at his blog. I will be reviewing Palecek’s show for White Hot Magazine in the coming days, so stay tuned!
New Kid on the Bloc
by Travis Jeppesen on March 25, 2008
Jon Campbell Galerie Deschler, Berlin Through March 29, 2008 At Galerie Deschler, hidden away down in the basement, a young American painter by the name of Jon Campbell is having his first solo exhibition in Europe. It’s rare to (…)