Mercury
Mercury’s lobbying and public affairs firm, which is headed by Michael McKeon, boasts more than 30 media relations professionals in its New York office. The growing media relations team is led by former Bloomberg spokesperson John Gallagher, managing director and former National Action Network communications lead Rachel Noerdlinger, former Fox News producer Dan Bank and former Associated Press chief White House correspondent Ben Feller. Mercury, which represents a wide variety of clients, has a national presence that is bolstered by former New York Post reporter Stefan Friedman, who leads the media relations practice on the West Coast.
Other key employees: Beth DeFalco, Karen Mustiga, Kim Winston, John Tomlin, Djenny Passé, Shannan Siemens, Eric Bloom
Leonard Edmondson, “Line of Sight,” 1953, painting on paper, 12 x 23 inches.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. To look at the work of Ynez Johnston and Leonard Edmondson is to enter a whimsical galaxy of symbols, shapes and forms.
Johnston’s dreamlike figures, plants and animals create an imaginary world both ancient and modern.
Leonard Edmondson, “Stand Points of Function,” 1951, hand-colored intaglio on paper, 13.75 x 9.88 inches.
Best known for his abstract works on paper, Edmondson was a master of intaglio printmaking using delicate lines and atmospheric space.
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The works of these lifelong friends are on view at Santa Fe’s LewAllen Galleries and at lewallengalleries.com through Jan. 23.
Everson Museum of Art announces new acquisitions
Courtney Leonard, Breach #2, 2016. Ceramic on wood pallet, 36 x 36 x 48 inches. Everson Museum of Art; Museum purchase, Deaccession Fund, 2020.15.
SYRACUSE, NY
.- The Everson Museum of Art announced today that it has purchased seven new works by contemporary artists for its growing collection of 21st century art.
Spanning a variety of media, the new acquisitions reflect the Eversons commitment to refining and diversifying its collection by adding works by artists of color, women artists, and other under-represented emerging and mid-career artists. The works are by artists who hail from across the country, but also include two artists who have lived and worked in Syracuse for decades: Ellen Blalock and Sharif Bey. Blalock previously exhibited her work at the Everson during 2012s The Other New York and Bey will have a major solo exhibition at the Everson in 2022. Its truly an honor to have my work represented in the permane
Salman Toor: There’s a boy I know January 9, 2021 12:52 pm
Salman Toor,
The Star, 2019
By Laurie Fendrich / Critics have been lavish in their praise of the Brown, queer-themed figurative paintings by the Pakistani-born Brooklyn artist Salman Toor, currently on view in the Whitney Museum’s first-floor lobby gallery (free of charge to the public). And rightly so. Toor’s pictures touch the heart, and his audacious drawing and sensitive paint handling satisfy our aesthetic longings.
Salman Toor, Man with Face Creams and Phone Plug, 2019
Curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Abrika Trasi, “How Will I Know” – the title comes from the eponymous Whitney Houston song – is Toor’s first solo museum show, and likely not his last. With fifteen fairly small oil on panel paintings