by Ann Landi | Jun 1, 2016 | Under the Radar
Andrea Broyles There is a gentle mystery in all of Andrea Broyles’ work, whether on paper or canvas or in any number of sculptural mediums, from clay to resin. The art historian in me wants to relate her to Surrealism, but her realm of fantasy seems so much dreamier...
by Ann Landi | May 23, 2016 | Under the Radar
Anne Lindberg I first encountered Anne Lindberg’s work about seven years ago, when she was in residence at the Omi International Art Center in upstate New York, and then a few months later, while she was hanging a show at her gallery in Manhattan. In her Omi studio,...
by Ann Landi | May 14, 2016 | Under the Radar
Phillis Ideal Phillis Ideal knows how to do a wonderful studio visit and interview.I meant to begin this profile in standard journalese, saying something like: Phillis Ideal is a trim, stylish woman with punkishly cropped blonde hair and a wide appealing smile. Or...
by Ann Landi | May 8, 2016 | Under the Radar
Marc Baseman The world according to Marc Baseman is a strange, crowded, and mysterious place. In his tiny drawings—usually less than three inches on a side—a cast of odd characters and objects competes for our attention: birds and rodents, guys in business suits, a...
by Ann Landi | May 1, 2016 | Under the Radar
Martha Russo A tour of Martha Russo’s retrospective at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary art in Boulder, CO, is somewhat like a visit to admire the creepy-crawlies in a ten-year-old boy’s bedroom. There is a giant, slithery sculpture on the floor that looks a...
by Ann Landi | Apr 22, 2016 | Under the Radar
Kate Petley Kate Petley’s glowing and lyrically reticent abstractions come about through a complex process that weds state-of-the-art digital with old-fashioned gestural painting, and sometimes it’s difficult to see where one leaves off and the other kicks...
