Mr. Serrano’s home is also his studio and he graciously invited the Junior Associate group of MoMA to come for a visit in early April. As you enter the magnificent space, you can’t help but feel like you are walking into a church. An avid collector of 17th century religious imagery, pietas and pews and [...]

On a recent Saturday in April I ventured to Brooklyn to meet with the artist Danica Phelps. I have always been drawn to her work and after seeing one particular series last year with clients, they decided to add some of her work to their collection and I had the pleasure of picking it up [...]

Jolynn Krystosek is not only a trusted and valued colleague of mine at the gallery where I work, she is also a very talented artist as is her husband, Halsey Hathaway. So on a very cold night, I headed to Bushwick for a studio visit, some champagne and stuffed pasta shells.
Hanging in Jolynn’s section of [...]

Grimanesa Amorós is a fascinating woman as well as a talented artist. Born in Peru, her roots deeply influence her work. However, she has now lived in New York longer than she ever did in her homeland. Making videos and installations, her most recent work has been commissioned and includes the use of LEDs.
Her work [...]

I was graciously invited to Stephen Posen’s studio recently to see current paintings and photographs he has been working on. I also saw some of his earlier work from the 1970s. From the early 1970s onward, Stephen’s concern has been about defining what a photograph is. To this end at that time his works were almost [...]

In a lovely converted school gymnasium, James Westwater blends his studio and home. With high ceilings and natural light flooding the space, he creates unique, thoughtful and engaging works of art. Having lived all over the world including England, Brazil (where he was born), Los Angeles, Santa Fe and now Beacon, James’s work has changed over [...]

I had a wonderful afternoon visiting Nils’s spacious studio in Brooklyn. His work is based on the concept of “reciprocal linkage.” Reciprocal linkage includes interlocking forms in which every element is the same and has the same relationship to the others. When made into a configuration, every piece influences everything else. The work can range [...]

Corey D’Augustine keeps vats of makeup in his home and studio, not because he wears it but because it is one of the mediums he uses in the creation of art. He also uses antifreeze, oxidized iron powder, and asphalt to create paintings. It is his hope that viewers will look at his work and [...]

Last night I excitedly headed over to Williamsburg, a neighborhood I always enjoy visiting but don’t get to very often. Not only did it allow me to go do a studio visit and learn about artists I had never heard of, it also afforded me an opportunity to try a comfort food restaurant I had [...]

I entered the spacious and sunny studio and first met Matthew, Marc’s studio manager and then the man himself. Both men were extremely friendly and engaging. As Marc and I began speaking, Matthew got down to work donning his latex blue gloves and adhering individual rhinestones to elk antlers. Hard to believe that this labor [...]