Altoon
Gallerist Josh Friedman told me that by midday, three institutions (including Minneapolis’s Walker Art Center and the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami) had already purchased the bright, large-scale paintings of young Philadelphia-based artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase.
Read MoreArt world insiders, collectors, and advisors packed into a crowded Armory Show VIP preview morning on Wednesday, milling about and perusing the nearly 200 booths set up by dealers from 33 countries for the fair’s 25th anniversary edition.
Read MoreAlthough John Altoon died in 1969, when he 43, his paintings and drawings look as fresh as the day they were made. They may, in fact, be even fresher.
Read MoreThere are some artists you know are great immediately because they provoke such disparate and conflicting emotions simultaneously that they practically throw you physically off balance. John Altoon is one such artist.
Read MoreOn Friday, Los Angeles’ Kohn Gallery announced that will represent the estate of artist John Altoon. According to a statement from the gallery, the estate includes rare paintings and drawings that have never been shown.
Read MoreThe estate of John Altoon, a core member of the Los Angeles art scene of the late 1950s and ’60s, is now represented by Los Angeles’s Kohn Gallery.
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