I recently had the chance to walk through New York’s Armory Show before the crowds arrived. I was curious to see what I might encounter and wondered if I would be inundated with figurative work or booths full of portraiture. Leaving the hotel on my way to the Jacob Javits Center, I hoped they would have good coffee inside and was eager to see how many Texas galleries I might find.
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I was happy to finally see the paintings of Masami Teraoka in person. His work combines the flawless execution of an interesting technique (watercolor on raw canvas) with powerful content (an Edo-style take on the AIDS crisis and the influence of Western culture on Japan). Many of the pieces on display were ones I had known only from books.
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February 9, 2025
