This has been what might be called a miraculous year for Peter Bradley. After decades of being nearly if not entirely ignored, his painting has been included in no fewer than three exhibitions. One was a show of contemporary artists organized by Hilton Als, the New Yorker theater critic. Second was a tribute to the "De Luxe Show," an interracial exhibition organized by Bradley in 1971 (I reviewed this tribute on September 5). Third (in Karma's space at 22 East Second Street, through November 13) is the one I review below. It is a solo show of nine pictures made by Bradley over the past six years. They range in size from medium to large and though I didn't relate equally to all of them, on the whole I'd call this an exceedingly handsome show – a real tour de force for a man of 81. Read More