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(An Appropriate Distance)

 

FROM THE MAYOR'S DOORSTEP

By Piri Halasz

Report from the Front

Art criticism, sometimes with context, occasional politics. New shows: "events;" how to support the online edition: "works."

 

SWASHBUCKLING SCENARIO: FRANCINE TINT AT NATIONAL ARTS CLUB

November 14, 2022
Tags: Francine Tint
Francine Tint, Vernal Equinox, 2021. Acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 72 x 126 in. Photograph: Chris Carone.

 

 

One might never guess it to look at the svelte and poised little lady known as Francine Tint, but inside her lurks the swashbuckling scenario of those dashing, mustachioed buccaneer-types whose whiplash sword's play animates movie classics from The Sea Hawk  to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. That, at any rate, is the impression one gains from the twelve large to very large and generously animated abstract paintings that constitute "Francine Tint: Life in Action," as curated by Robert C. Morgan and viewable seven days a week from 10 to 5 in the National Arts Club at 15 Gramercy Park South (through December 2). Read More 

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NEIGES D'ANTAN: SNOWDRIFTS AT LICHTUNDFIRE

February 8, 2020
Tags: Francine Tint, Jung Ho Lee
Jung Ho Lee, Untitled IX, 2018.  Oil and acrylic on linen, 28 1/2 x 24 inches.  Courtesy Lichtundfire.

 

 

 

A show of contemporary art that I related to was "Remember When It Winter Was" (closed January 12). It was at held at Lichtundfire on the Lower East Side, and despite its political window-dressing, was (thankfully) mostly about the visual in art. Read More 

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THREE TALL WOMEN (ESPECIALLY FRANCINE TINT)

March 17, 2018
Tags: Louise P Sloane, Arleen Joseph, Francine Tint
Francine Tint, Wonky, 2012. Acrylic on canvas, 46 x 210 inches.
As March is National Women’s History Month, I cite the fine examples of 1) Louise P. Sloane, whose medium-sized & colorful, rigidly geometric abstract paintings grace the Two E Lounge in the stately Pierre Hotel (through May 31); 2) Arleen Joseph, whose modestly-scaled & colorful, gestural abstract paintings are ensconced in the busy Weill-Cornell Medical Associates clinic on West 72nd Street (through April 24), and 3) most of all, Francine Tint, who has gambled on Cavalier, a somewhat atypical gallery relatively new to the Big Apple, to present her classic yet audacious & brilliantly-hued abstract paintings in “Explorations by Francine Tint,” inhabiting Cavalier’s 4th Floor space at 3 West 57th Street (through March 24). Already, “Explorations” has garnered three enthusiastic reviews – this one is merely the fourth. Read More 
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A CRITIC'S FANTASY...

February 1, 2016
Tags: Marcia Scott, James Walsh, Stephanie Franks, Louise P Sloane, April Hammock, Yvonne Thomas, Nikki Geula, Francine Tint, Kiyomi Baird, Joan Miller, William Beier
William Beier. White Nights (Homage to Hokusai), 2009-2013. UV Ink on canvas, 56 × 72 in (142.2 × 182.9 cm). Courtesy Walter Wickiser Gallery.
Every critic has a secret fantasy…..mine, last week, was that I could extract the few quite nice to very nice paintings that I saw while making the rounds in Chelsea from the context of the shows in which they appeared – in other words, I was fantasizing a gallery of my own…. Read More 
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FRANCINE TINT AT WALTER WICKISER: EXCITING EXPERIMENTATION

February 17, 2015
Tags: Francine Tint
Francine Tint. Conjurer, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 107". Courtesy Walter Wickiser Gallery.
At Walter Wickiser in Chelsea we have “Francine Tint: Echo and Shadow” (through February 25). Technically, this is only half of a two-person show, but Tint’s 14 paintings -- ranging in size from small to large, and all pure abstractions-- occupy the large central space in this gallery and the larger front one of its two side spaces.  Read More 
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SUMMER SIZZLER: GROUPS & SOLOS

July 19, 2013
Tags: Peter Reginato, Ayn S. Choi, Seymour Lipton, Shirley Goldfarb, Kenneth Noland, James Chapin, Francine Tint, Irene Neal, Temma Bell, Wolf Kahn
KENNETH NOLAND. Time Lift, 1966. Acrylic on canvas (can hang both ways). 96 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Loretta Howard Gallery
As temperatures rose, I remembered that summer is a season for group shows, so I made a point of getting to some exhibitions featuring more than one artist. First was “New Paintings: Dana Gordon, John Mendelsohn” at Sideshow in Williamsburg (closed May 10). Both Gordon & Mendelsohn are mid-career abstractionists making  Read More 
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CHRISTMAS BONUSES

December 10, 2012
Tags: Dan Christensen, Pollock, Jill Nathanson, Francine Tint
Dan Christensen (1942-2007). Sarajevo, 1969. Acrylic on canvas, 83 x 53 inches. Courtesy Spanierman Modern, New York
For hardy souls who can face the rigors of mid-town Manhattan, I recommend two shows within two blocks of each other: “Dan Christensen: The Early Sprays, 1967-1969,” at Spanierman Modern, on East 58th Street, and “Jackson Pollock: A Centennial Exhibition,” at Jason McCoy, in the Fuller Building. But  Read More 
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RABBITS IN THE HAMPTONS

July 21, 2012
Tags: Sara Macculloch, Michael Gregory, Sandi Slone, Roy Lerner, Francine Tint, Joyce Weinstein, Peter Reginato
Sara McCulloch. Tree & Beach, 2012. Oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches. Courtesy of Kathryn Markel Fine Arts.

Out on the South Fork of Long Island, the art fairs are multiplying like rabbits. The oldest, which has been in business for five years, is ArtHamptons, which was held this year between July 12 & 15, showcased the wares of about 75 galleries, and featured a special party celebrating the 100th birthday  Read More 
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ON A ROLL

October 21, 2011
Tags: Francine Tint
Francine Tint. Conjurer. 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 50" x 135" Image Courtesy Gallery Sam
Francine Tint is on a roll. This is a sample of recent work, exhibited this summer by Gallery Sam at ArtHamptons, the international fine art fair. I think it's an amazing image (at its full size), & will discuss it in the DeLuxe supplement to the forthcoming hard-copy issue of "From the Mayor's Doorstep."
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AROUND & ABOUT

November 26, 2010
Tags: Francine Tint, Gregory Coates, Hofmann, Arthur Simms, E. Peter Schroeder, Stieglitz, Miro, Harry Houdini, Thomas Nozkowski, John Baldessari
A number of shows that I’ve seen in the past month merit attention, mostly because of their quality (though sometimes for other reasons).

At the top of this list is “Divine Influence: Past and Present” at Wilmer Jennings (through December 31). Billed as “contemporary abstract art and items from the Merton D. Simpson Read More 
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