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In Our Masthead: Conor Backman
Conor Backman, Cold as the Rockies After the Adventure, 2010, Oil on Canvas, 8 x 10 x 5 inches, 2009 Offering a different take on work like Toni Matelli’s bronze beer cans, Conor Backman makes trompe...
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Tuesday at Mixed Greens by Mr. and Mrs. Amani Olu
Tuesday – Curated by Mr. and Mrs. Amani Olu Date: THURSDAY, JANUARY 13TH 2011 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH 2011 Venue: Mixed Greens, 531 West 26th Street Mixed Greens offers a show, curated by Amani Olu...
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(e)merge and The Washington/Baltimore Divide
Conor Backman, installation view at Mixed Greens “This fair isn’t about making money” (e)merge art fair co-owner Helen Allen told me last night. According to Allen, it’s more about building community,...
View Article8 Great Brooklyn Artists Under 30
Who are Brooklyn’s best artists under 30? There are probably more than 8, but that’s the number I came up with when producing a list for The L Magazine. Interestingly, the picks this year are very new...
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We Went to Baltimore: You Should Too (Part One)
Image courtesy of Pigtown Design (http://pigtown-design.blogspot.com) The New York art world may run on cash and glitz, but emerging artists usually don’t. So we’ve been looking around lately to see...
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This Week’s Must-see Art Events: Waacking, Eating, Tweeting, Painting
Conor Backman, “Ship/Bottle/Puzzle,” 2015. Oil on canvas over panel in artist’s frame, modified paint can, rear-painted plexiglass. This week, work up a sweat learning the art of “waacking” at Otion...
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This Week’s Must See Art Events: Dad Art, Cigarettes, and Graveyards
Matt Bolinger, “Dad’s Home Office,” flashe and acrylic on paper 60″ x 48″ 2016. Thankfully, the next few days aren’t as stressfully-packed with events as Frieze Week was. But we’ve picked out a...
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This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Anxiety on High
Let’s face it—the bulk of this week’s chatter in the art world isn’t going to be about Donald Trump’s Inauguration, but Marilyn Minter and Madonna’s talk Thursday evening at the Brooklyn Museum...
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