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Sayed Haider Raza

gets a nod from Artsy as one of 10 pioneering Indian modernist artists whose work broke from colonial norms and reshaped global art history. More #sayedhaiderraza

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Francisco Masó

Luis De Jesus just presented Francisco Masó: Documentary Abstraction, the Cuban conceptual artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. The exhibition brings together new works from Masó’s ongoing series Aesthetic Register of Covert Forces. The series establishes a catalog and archive of acrylic on canvas paintings which serves as an abstract geometric guide for identifying the forces of power…

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Angelo Savelli

ML Fine Art recently presented (posthumously) ‘Basically White’ which was the first UK exhibition of works by Angelo Savelli. The exhibition focused on Savelli’s contribution to European and American modern art stretching a connection to other of his contemporaries. Eleven seminal paintings were shown alongside pieces by contemporaries such as Robert Ryman. More #angelosavelli

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Chantal Khoury

(According to Nicodim gallery) In her solo exhibition, Stay Longer, Chantal Khoury’s paintings ruminate on images of kitchen tables, dining rooms, and coffee tables, all loosely set around the act of hosting others. Seems like abstractions (as distinct from abstraction) are having a good moment (Philip, Matthew and Jacqueline have all gotten deserved attention of late). More #chantalkhoury

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Jeanette Fintz

Jeanette Fintz’s paintings emerge from the collision and dissection of overlapping grid systems, using a choreographic process to intuitively edit and transform geometric fragments into expressive, unstable constructs. Informed by plein air landscape painting and Islamic geometric pattern, the work evokes nature, memory, and time through the tactile interplay of gesture and structure. She is…

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Helen O’Leary

is in Destination Earth at Ligenza Moore Gallery (along with Don and Chris and others) More #helenoleary

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Michelle Silver

Like Philip, Michelle (and Distortion Society) gets a nod from Hyperallergic’s run down of things to see in L.A. (Meg also gets a mention). #michellesilver

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impulse

Last time you saw a blog from me that wasn’t about an abstractionist, was when I wrote about my current project, village impulse. Please come see the show btw, it’s up at Birdland in Raleigh through the end of July, and will transform over the course of its run. The impulse for writing I had this week was, well… As I often do, I try to reflect on things I’ve written previously as I begin a new…

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Philip Gebhardt

Hyperallergic shouts out Time and Space for Philips newest as one of 10 to see Upstate this summer. More #philipgebhardt

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Matthew Rosenbeck

Kristina Kay Robinson visits the studio of Matthew, a multidisplinary artist working in New Orleans who repurposes salvaged materials, for Burnaway. The work is composed of recognizable images and objects much like Hunter. More #matthewrosenbeck

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Beate Wheeler

Hyperallergic calls our attention to Moss Gallery’s retrospective (and posthumous) presentation of Beate’s work, Abstract Rhythms; 1960s on 10th Street. more #beatewheeler

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Rosy Keyser

Katy at Two Coats of Paint (who is also a painter) compares Rosy’s process to Jack Whitten. More #rosykeyser

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Jacqueline Gourevitch

Jason at Two Coats thinks nonagenarian Jacqueline Gourevitch has shown that sustained attention to a single subject can yield infinite and dynamic variations. More #jacquelinegourevitch

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Michele Abramowitz

Suzanne at Two Coats has words about Michele’s newest at Kate Werble, noting the works look more like a dream than a product of twentieth-century formalism. More #micheleabramowitz

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Mannat Gandotra

Claire at Whitehot sits downs to talk about Outside the Possibility of Worldly, Mannat’s first solo exhibition in New York. More #mannatgandotra

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Salvatore Scarpitta

was also one of the artists (like Constantino) in Nivola, Savelli, Scarpitta: an international trio. More #salvatorescarpitta

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Costantino Nivola

Manuela at White Hot takes a look at the American dream through the talent of three Italian artists, touching on Constantino, a multifaceted sculptor and artist. More (video) #costantinonivola