Peter Plagens, A Literary Sensibility, 2017. Mixed media on canvas, 72 x 66 inches. Courtesy Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York.
Early March is a time of madness in Manhattan, with art fairs proliferating like rabbits. This year, the granddaddy of them all, “The Art Show,” as mounted in the Park Avenue Armory by the Art Dealers’ Association of America, staged its event the week before everybody else. I went, and will report on it. However, I also saw three Chelsea gallery shows closing this weekend (on March 10) – at Berry Campbell, on John Opper; at Luhring Augustine, on late medieval/early Renaissance paintings and sculpture; and at Nancy Hoffman, on Peter Plagens. Read More