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All meaning begins with a mark. Whether intentional or accidental, it begins the long path from innocence to wisdom. We make or leave a mark, and then we judge its merit. Soon we add another mark, which is perhaps complementary to the first. Soon we have either a picture, or a language, or both. Whatever it is, it complicates our view of reality. Is it necessary? Absolutely. ...
When I was a young man visiting galleries, I can remember only a few instances of an artist who mined mystery while simultaneously evolving forms of spectral beauty. Vital's solo exhibition at Sperone Westwater in 1997 was especially memorable. I was supposed to write a review for Sculpture Magazine, but this never happened. I still have my working draft from that time...
Emerging from the depths of late summer, really from everything that’s not the art world, which is to say real life, I am eager to again witness the scene as it develops. So much has changed in these post-Covid years. I feel like much of the art world is converging in Manhattan. At least half the main galleries that were in West Chelsea have decamped to Tribeca, and many that...
