James Kalm has, for the past eighteen years, been covering the New York art scene from the saddle of his trusty bike. Peddling the highways and byways of the city, he’s followed the fashions, trends, and movements. For the last decade a concerted effort has been made to focus the attentions of gallery goers on the scores of women artists who have been relegated to the margins, and your reporter has documented much of it. “(Mostly) Women (Mostly) Abstract” curated by Eric Firestone and Jennifer Samet, presents works by: Trudy Benson, Uday Dhar, Martha Edelheit, Viola Frey, Ted Gahl, Tamara Gonzales, Meg Lipke, Pat Lipsky, Reginald Madison, Chris Martin, Sana Musasama, Helen Oji, et al.
Berry Campbell Gallery presents “Yevonne Thomas: Complexed Squares”. Thomas was one of the painters exhibited in the 1951 “9th Street Show”, was a member of the Artists’ Club, matriculated at the Subject of the Artist School, studied with Hans Hofmann, and showed at the legendary Tanager Gallery in the 1950s. This exhibition explores the artist’s post Tenth Street transition, and her prescient progression into color field painting. A musical introduction is provided by KJ Denhert. This program was recorded October 5, and 12, 2023. #jameskalmreport #jameskalmroughcut #lorenmunk