Tag Archives: John Burtle

Petroleum Jelly at Clifton Benevento

Featuring: Polly Apfelbaum, John Burtle, Kirsten Nash, and David Zuttermeister Petroleum Jelly March 8th – April 12th, 2014 Clifton Benevento 515 Broadway New York City cliftonbenevento.com

Posted in Exhibits | Events | Tagged clifton benevento, contemporary art, David Zuttermeister, John Burtle, Kirsten Nash, painting, Polly Apfelbaum, sculpture

Unpacking John Burtle’s Support Constructs

A strawberry candy-wrapper, recreated extra-large in the bold, commercial colors of the original throw-away, hangs just inside the entry; it is a cheerful welcome to this exhibition, and the shift in scale startles me—the painting is about the size of my head, and this makes me think of the urgency of a child’s valentine offering: […]

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