In the hierarchy of art, painting has always been at the top of the heap. The medium lends itself to the depiction of life, death, and desires, as well as to the investigation of imaginary, abstract forms. Two new book releases from Phaidon Press, Painting Today by Tony Godfrey and Painting Abstraction: New Elements in Abstract Painting by curator and critic Bob Nickas, offer an exciting overview of painting in every conceivable genre — from ambiguous abstraction to hybrid pictures.
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The polemical subject matter in Will Cotton's paintings — sugar-whipped fantasies of pink confections and barely dressed nymphs — comes to life this month at the Partners & Spade boutique on New York's Great Jones Street. The curio shop, a destination for those in search of old microphones, painted arrows, limited-edition watches and other modish ephemera, is hosting Cotton and his merry band of bakers for a three-weekend bake sale.
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