From last Thursday through yesterday, Sunday, I had a weekend that was filled with lots of good art, and a feeling of advancing significantly with my own work. The fact that the clocks went forward in the USA and that the temperatures rose after a horrible February helped, too. First was the A+D gallery, for a group show called Scaped that included an artist whose work I know, and whom I am acquainted with personally: Neha Vedpathak . I met her via the Paul Klein art advisory seminars, and her stunning work is in good company in this show organized by curator MK Meador. Neha is an artist who is clearly going somewhere big, so make note of her name now. Next, on Saturday, I had a great studio visit with curator Teresa Silva , who is writing a catalogue essay for my upcoming show at Corner . It's not just that she's a great person to talk to: she says things that reflect your work back to you in a way that makes you subtly improve it. On Sunday, I met someone w...
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