Monthly Archives: September 2015

Flip Side of Counter Culture

Robin Cass presents”Menagerie” at Axom Gallery, Rochester, New YorkWhen I was growing up in the mid 20th century, the prevailing conversation about art and artists was that “they” represented the counter culture.  In this country we were being bro… Continue reading

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There and Back

Ellsworth Kelly and Frank Stellapaintings on view at The Albright Knox Art GalleryBuffalo, New YorkI spent some quality time with students at The Albright Knox Art Gallery and upon entering the museum I noticed that everything they had hanging on the w… Continue reading

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When Poets Rule The World – Drive to Buffalo

Robert De Niro, Sr.,Autumn Landscape with House, 1968oil on canvasAn invitation card arrived from the University at Buffalo Gallery on Martha Jackson Place, and it brought back a flood of memories of my college painting classes back in New York City at… Continue reading

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Conversations with Artists

“Brooklyn Bridge”Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s new show opensbringing “emerging New York Artists and Monumental Artworks to Rochester”September 4 – November 15, 2015I strolled into the opening of “Brooklyn Bridge” at Rochester Contemporary Art Ce… Continue reading

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In Advance

Albert Paley’s sculpture is titled: “Sylvan”Installed at the Hungerford BuildingThe weather and the art scene are heating up as we charge into September.  Already there are signs of change as we get underway with a Labor Day Weekend series of open… Continue reading

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