neotericart

WTF is a periodic rant about an ill of the art world, one of humankind’s most screwed-up endeavors.

I have a problem with performance art* that relies on doing something outrageous in public. This stuff isn’t any different than stupid radio, game show or reality show stunts. High art…it ain’t. No matter how much philosophical, psychological or sociological bullshit Continue reading »

I remember Gail as a slight and frail figure with very long dark curls and a shy, enigmatic expression that made her seem as though she was trying to peer beyond the substance of things. This certainly was true of her art: I witnessed her drawings as she built them up slowly, Continue reading »

The following are definitions of “Career Levels” taken from the CAAP grant application here in Chicago. These definitions are also used throughout the art world.

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Those at early stages of development defined as having received no or very small grants, awards, or funding from any source. Although the applicant may have little Continue reading »

Donald Kuspit is one of America’s most important art critics. He is a Distinguished Professor of Art History and Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and has received fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, the NEA, and the Guggenheim Foundation Continue reading »

Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.

Timothy Vermeulen: I was born in Paterson, NJ the son of a funeral director. For many of my formative years we actually lived in a funeral home and had a morgue in our basement. I have never figured out exactly what effect this has had on my psyche. Continue reading »

Justyna Adamczyk: New Paintings
EC Gallery
Chicago
January 15 – February 13, 2010

“I don’t want to communicate directly with the thoughts of people seeing my art. I’d like to provide a road show which allows for personal reflection”, notes Justyna Adamczyk. Her current exhibition, New Paintings at the EC Gallery is a challenging row toward Continue reading »

Judith Mullen: Aerie
Linda Warren Gallery (Main Space)
January 22 – February 27, 2010
Chicago

Upon entering the Linda Warren Gallery for Judith Mullen’s current exhibition, “Aerie”, the viewer immediately realizes something exciting is gonna happen. It’s a wonderland, one of thrilling, beautiful art. It’s a cotillion of color, of sculpture, of painting of instillation. Here the artist Continue reading »

Art Shay’s True Colors
Thomas Masters Gallery
Chicago
January 15 – February 15, 2010

Art Shay’s photography is brilliant. And should one be in search of art as solely objects of, and for, aesthetic enjoyment, the exhibition, “Art Shay’s True Colors”, opening Friday, January 15 at the Thomas Masters Gallery, is not that experience. It is not an Continue reading »

There is an interesting article in this week’s Chicago Reader: The Endangered Coyote: After a disappointing benefit, the Around the Coyote arts org contemplates extinction by Deanna Isaacs (here) which states that the 20-year-old organization is in Continue reading »

Daniel Kim and Michael Parker: Structure and Space
David Weinberg Gallery
Chicago
January 8th – February 20th, 2010

Poise appears conscientiously injected into the current exhibition at the David Weinberg Gallery. The abstract paintings of Daniel Kim, combined with the photography of Michael Parker make for a very impressive introduction to the new year, stepping from the holiday vestibule into Continue reading »