2/27/14 2/27/14

Elisabeth Condon on Henri Matisse

Matisse was a traveler, more than we’d think, given the large internal scale of his forms and pared-down, architectonic compositions that establish a sense of timelessness in his best works.

2/24/14 2/24/14

David Humphrey on James Ensor

The painting is a force-field of conflicting languages and subjects - civility and barbarous imagination, the desire to communicate and a possibility that no connection is possible.

2/20/14 2/20/14

Zachary Keeting on Cham Hendon

It’s a gorgeous uneven embrace. Wander those borderlines and check out all the moments of cross-contamination, of porous influence, of impingement.

2/17/14 2/17/14

Anne Harris on Dieric Bouts: Feeling Painting and Painting Feeling

This is my go to painting. When I’m downtown with any time to spare, I’m here. If I’m in the museum for any reason, I touch base here.

2/13/14 2/13/14

Tom Burckhardt on Allan McCollum

They crack me up as a group; one guy in a monkey-suit tuxedo, not so funny, but a room full, hilarious!

2/10/14 2/10/14

Jenny Lynn McNutt on The Duende of El Greco's Laocoon

Stretch, a moment, a hide taut between threads and wind the threads around a wooden frame. Stitch this skin, recently nestled over sinew and muscle and organ and bone...