Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher's Forever Is opens this Saturday night at Rare.

See my interview with Matthew here.

Jasmine Justice

Rosie View, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 16" x 12"

Fingerhut, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 48 " x 48 "

Jasmine Justice's New Kind of Kick opens this Saturday, the 27th at 65Grand in Chicago. See my past post with Jasmine here.

Pierre Obando

Edits, 2008-09, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 24"



Abduction, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 12” x 16”

Be sure to check out Pierre Obando's superb show at Rush Arts Gallery before it closes on March 28.

Mark Schoon

Here's a sample of a great new work by Mark Schoon entitled Two Rooms. It's meant to be seen as a large scale, dual projection, so I suggest watching it on full screen. His process is not exactly what you think it might be, but I'll leave a note in the comments about that...more of his works here.

Sherri Caudell Brennan

Yardbird, 2008, collage and paint on paper, 9" x 12"



J.G. Ballard, 2008, collage on paper, 9" x 12"

Untitled, 2007, collage on paper, 12" x 9"



Givenchy Paris, 2006, photograph, 8" x 10"

Saturday Night, 2007, collage on fabric, 11" x 8 1/2"

Beak, 2007, collage on fabric, 11" x 8 1/2"

Boombatta, 2006, collage on paper, 12" x 9"

I just ran across this article by Charlie White in the current issue of Artforum. He seems curious about, but slightly dismissive of what he sees as a adolescent trend in contemporary collage. Sherri Caudell Brennan is a great example of someone who utilizes the kind of 'teenage bedroom' esthetic that he talks about, but there's a lot more going on. They've got some serious soul...