NOVELLA

  • 2016
    • Scott Penkava: ad hoc ad hominem
  • 2015
    • FACE VASE
    • FOR LO FUTURITY
    • FULL TILT
    • J GRABOWSKI: PORTABLE BEING
    • Peter Williams: The N-Word
    • SALON ZÜRCHER, NEW YORK
    • HOWL
    • Danielle Mysliwiec: HARBINGER
  • 2014
    • IMAGE MAKERS
    • AS IF
    • Sarada Rauch: But in a loop it's just a bunch of middles
    • SPIN ZERO
    • NOT A FORCE BUT A CURVATURE
    • Georgia Elrod: Around the Corner
    • SPRING BENEFIT AUCTION
    • SOUL
    • WITTS: W/OUT
    • Pablo Garcia: FLAT
    • Jason Stopa: Brooklyn Zoo
  • 2013
    • David Wilson: N a Hutch.,.,., un dera Stare. cAsE
    • Peter Acheson: Rusted Giacometti
    • Rachel Schmidhofer: Citronella/Cinderella
    • Secret Magic Souk
    • INAUGURAL BENEFIT
    • Thomas Spoerndle
    • Kristof Wickman: I'd give anything for another whiff
    • Chiaroscuro
    • Scott Penkava in 3D
    • Strange Times
  • 2012
    • Sarada Rauch: It's a bag full of snakes and chocolates
  • gallery
  • Publications
  • Press
  • Store
    • Scott Penkava: ad hoc ad hominem
    • FACE VASE
    • FOR LO FUTURITY
    • FULL TILT
    • J GRABOWSKI: PORTABLE BEING
    • Peter Williams: The N-Word
    • SALON ZÜRCHER, NEW YORK
    • HOWL
    • Danielle Mysliwiec: HARBINGER
    • IMAGE MAKERS
    • AS IF
    • Sarada Rauch: But in a loop it's just a bunch of middles
    • SPIN ZERO
    • NOT A FORCE BUT A CURVATURE
    • Georgia Elrod: Around the Corner
    • SPRING BENEFIT AUCTION
    • SOUL
    • WITTS: W/OUT
    • Pablo Garcia: FLAT
    • Jason Stopa: Brooklyn Zoo
    • David Wilson: N a Hutch.,.,., un dera Stare. cAsE
    • Peter Acheson: Rusted Giacometti
    • Rachel Schmidhofer: Citronella/Cinderella
    • Secret Magic Souk
    • INAUGURAL BENEFIT
    • Thomas Spoerndle
    • Kristof Wickman: I'd give anything for another whiff
    • Chiaroscuro
    • Scott Penkava in 3D
    • Strange Times
    • Sarada Rauch: It's a bag full of snakes and chocolates
  • gallery
  • Publications
  • Press
  • Store

Today, I visited Phil Allen's home studio in the Upper West Side. We talked about about his incredible knowledge of Western painting; how Allen believes we as a young species are in our infancy in regards to what is possible in visual culture; and a memorable experience he had sitting in the lotus position next to Allen Ginsberg at a protest near the UN; and then there are the paintings. 

Allen is at a place in his career where the chops are on full display. The ease with which he can meld abstraction and figuration, while bringing his love of DeKooning, Gorky, Stuart Davis, and others along on the ride, is a thing of beauty. His range, palette, ability to resist categorization, and capitalize on mood, were all singing in ways I have never seen before. I was on a joy ride today.

Thank you, Phil!

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