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Maria Anderson In Conversation with Michael Brennan
In one of his poems, Charles Simic talks about stopping before a closed butcher shop on a late-night walk, where “There are knives that glitter like altars/ in a dark church.” Michael Brennan’s new razor paintings have this feel to them, that of wandering your neighborhood after dark and making it strange again and again. […]
Trestle Winter Art Sale
Featuring: Lee Arnold, Michael Brennan, Ai Campbell, Bill Carroll, Nicole Cohen, Dana Crossan, Jennifer Dwyer, Shingo Francis, Veronique Gambier, Joy Garnett, Daniel Hill, Loie Hollowell, Arlan Huang, Rhia Hurt, Will Hutnick, Rachel Kohn, Suzy Kopf, Natalie Lomeli, Allison Maletz, John F. Moore, Janet Pedersen, Simona Prives, Rachna Rajen, Judy Rifka, Jean Rim, Esther Ruiz, Mary Schiliro, Rachel Sharp, Marcy Sperry, Vincent Stracquadanio, Candice Strongwater, Jannell Turner, James Vanderberg, Jia Wei, Rachael Whitney, Jeanne Wilkinson, […]
In Conversation: Jason Stopa Interviews Michael Brennan
Jason Stopa: One of the most striking aspects in these new works is the kind of back-lit illusionism that is present in the handling of the paint. It reminds me of Pollock in that Hans Namuth film, where he is painting on screen to create a certain liquidity. Your work references paintings’ reproduction via the […]
