Turpentine diaries 4/15/18
Last week, I saw one of the better shows that I've seen in Cleveland. Global Matrix IV at the Gallery at Cleveland State U contains first-rate prints from contemporary European artists. I plan to review…
Category: Galleries
Vulture article: Zombies on the Walls
I came across an amusing article in the infrequently read (for me) online mag Vulture called Zombies on the Walls. It decries the flood of copy-cat abstraction drowning the market, calling the the trend M.F.A. Abstraction among…
Review: 43rd Student Show The Galleries at CSU
This is my second review of a Cleveland State U. student exhibition. Like last year's show, the quality is student-grade but compares well with student shows at higher profile schools, like the Cleveland Institute of Art. The…
Direct flights from Cleveland to Trenton
Direct flights between Cleveland and Trenton NJ began this month. This means I can fly to Trenton for an over night stay at our property there. Trenton, which is on the Delaware River (think Washington…
Cleveland Gallery Reviews
Frequent readers might have noticed the dwindling number of reviews of Cleveland galleries. I've been exploring the Cleveland art scene--such as it is--for two years and my early sense of discovery has long since dissipated.…
Phooey on Bonfoey!
Bonfoey keeps its door locked so visitors have to wait to be buzzed into the gallery. Yesterday, for the third time, I was prevented from entering the gallery because nobody buzzed me in. THIRD TIME.…
Quick review: Brinsley Tyrrell at Busta Gallery
At first sight, I was underwhelmed by Brinsley Tyrrell's show, Ohio Lands Forever, at Busta. The large-format pieces with their electric colors and ropey splatters struck me as gimmicky and shrill. Tyrrell's enamel on steel…
Review: Truppe Fledermaus and the Carnival at the End of the World
The collaborative team of Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick recently filled the Galleries at Cleveland State U. with posters, postcards, and photos from their magical world of speculative fiction and false history--Truppe Fledermaus and the…