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Than a Hairbreath Between Art, Reality in This Exhibit, Milwaukee Journal, January 17 Blair, Dike,
review, Flash Art, November / December, pp. 112 - 114 Flynn, Patrick J.B. review, Hair, Artpaper, February Heartney, Eleanor, New York, Dans les Galeries, Art Press, October, pp. 24 - 28 Humphrey, David, New York Fax, Art issues, May / June, pp. 32 - 33 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, February 23, p. 65 Lillington, David, Times, Time Out, June 16 Lillington, David, Times, Metropolis M, Winter, pp. 47 - 49 Nesbitt, Lois, Artforum, Summer, pp. 111 - 112 Paine, Janice T. Hair Pieces: Exhibition Worth Combing, Mikwaukee Sentinel, January 8, p. 8D Shepley, Carol Ferring, Tom Friedman Shapes Art Out of Everyday Things, St. Louis Post - Dispatch, January 14, p. 3E Southworth, Linda, An Extraordinary Exhibition at Arts and Letters, The Washington Heights Citizen & The Inwood News, February 28, pp. 10 - 11 1992 Bernardi, David, News Reviews, Flash Art, May / June, p. 149 Cameron, Dan, In Praise of Smallness, Art & Auction, April, pp. 74 - 76 Faust, Gretchen, New York in Review, Arts, March, p. 79 Kahn, Wolf, Connecting Incongruities, Art in America, November, pp. 116 - 121 Marrs, Jennifer, Simple Style With a Complex Meaning, Courier, October 2, p. 15, p. 18 Smith, Roberta, Casual Ceremony, The New York Times, January 3, section C 1991 Artner, Alan, Friedman Debuts with Winning Simplicity, The Chicago Tribune, February 22, section 7, p. 56 Barckert, Lynda, The Work of Art, The Reader, March 1 Brunetti, John, New City, March 14, p. 14 Heartney, Eleanor, Art in America, December, p. 118 Hixson, Kathryn, Chicago in Review, Arts, May, p. 108 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, September 17, p. 104 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, February 8, section 7, p. 68 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, August 30, section 7, p. 54 Goings On About Town, The New Yorker, September 23, p. 12 Palmer, Laurie, Artforum, May, p. 151 Patterson, Tom, Trio of Solos: Thoughts on Three Current Shows at SECCA, Winston - Salem Journal, September 1, p. C6 Smith, Roberta, Art in Review, The New York Times, September 13, p. C5 1990 Harris, Patty, Four Summer Art Shows, Downtown, August 29, pp. 12A - 13A Levin, Kim, Choices The Village Voice, August 7,
review, Flash Art, November / December, pp. 112 - 114 Flynn, Patrick J.B.
review, Hair, Artpaper, February Heartney, Eleanor, New York, Dans les Galeries, Art Press, October, pp. 24 - 28 Humphrey, David, New York Fax, Art issues, May / June, pp. 32 - 33 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, February 23, p. 65 Lillington, David, Times, Time Out, June 16 Lillington, David, Times, Metropolis M, Winter, pp. 47 - 49 Nesbitt, Lois, Artforum, Summer, pp. 111 - 112 Paine, Janice T. Hair Pieces: Exhibition Worth Combing, Mikwaukee Sentinel, January 8, p. 8D Shepley, Carol Ferring, Tom Friedman Shapes Art Out of Everyday Things, St. Louis Post - Dispatch, January 14, p. 3E Southworth, Linda, An Extraordinary Exhibition at Arts and Letters, The Washington Heights Citizen & The Inwood News, February 28, pp. 10 - 11 1992 Bernardi, David, News Reviews, Flash Art, May / June, p. 149 Cameron, Dan, In Praise of Smallness, Art & Auction, April, pp. 74 - 76 Faust, Gretchen, New York in Review, Arts, March, p. 79 Kahn, Wolf, Connecting Incongruities, Art in America, November, pp. 116 - 121 Marrs, Jennifer, Simple Style With a Complex Meaning, Courier, October 2, p. 15, p. 18 Smith, Roberta, Casual Ceremony, The New York Times, January 3, section C 1991 Artner, Alan, Friedman Debuts with Winning Simplicity, The Chicago Tribune, February 22, section 7, p. 56 Barckert, Lynda, The Work of Art, The Reader, March 1 Brunetti, John, New City, March 14, p. 14 Heartney, Eleanor, Art in America, December, p. 118 Hixson, Kathryn, Chicago in Review, Arts, May, p. 108 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, September 17, p. 104 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, February 8, section 7, p. 68 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, August 30, section 7, p. 54 Goings On About Town, The New Yorker, September 23, p. 12 Palmer, Laurie, Artforum, May, p. 151 Patterson, Tom, Trio of Solos: Thoughts on Three Current Shows at SECCA, Winston - Salem Journal, September 1, p. C6 Smith, Roberta, Art in Review, The New York Times, September 13, p. C5 1990 Harris, Patty, Four Summer Art Shows, Downtown, August 29, pp. 12A - 13A Levin, Kim, Choices The Village Voice, August 7,
review, Hair, Artpaper, February Heartney, Eleanor, New York, Dans les Galeries, Art Press, October, pp. 24 - 28 Humphrey, David, New York Fax, Art issues, May / June, pp. 32 - 33 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, February 23, p. 65 Lillington, David, Times, Time Out, June 16 Lillington, David, Times, Metropolis M, Winter, pp. 47 - 49 Nesbitt, Lois, Artforum, Summer, pp. 111 - 112 Paine, Janice T. Hair Pieces: Exhibition Worth Combing, Mikwaukee Sentinel, January 8, p. 8D Shepley, Carol Ferring, Tom Friedman Shapes Art Out of Everyday Things, St. Louis Post - Dispatch, January 14, p. 3E Southworth, Linda, An Extraordinary Exhibition at Arts and Letters, The Washington Heights Citizen & The Inwood News, February 28, pp. 10 - 11 1992 Bernardi, David, News
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Review, Arts, March, p. 79 Kahn, Wolf, Connecting Incongruities, Art in America, November, pp. 116 - 121 Marrs, Jennifer, Simple Style With a Complex Meaning, Courier, October 2, p. 15, p. 18 Smith, Roberta, Casual Ceremony, The New York Times, January 3, section C 1991 Artner, Alan, Friedman Debuts with Winning Simplicity, The Chicago Tribune, February 22, section 7, p. 56 Barckert, Lynda, The Work of Art, The Reader, March 1 Brunetti, John, New City, March 14, p. 14 Heartney, Eleanor, Art in America, December, p. 118 Hixson, Kathryn, Chicago in Review, Arts, May, p. 108 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, September 17, p. 104 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, February 8, section 7, p. 68 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, August 30, section 7, p. 54 Goings On About Town, The New Yorker, September 23, p. 12 Palmer, Laurie, Artforum, May, p. 151 Patterson, Tom, Trio of Solos: Thoughts on Three Current Shows at SECCA, Winston - Salem Journal, September 1, p. C6 Smith, Roberta, Art in Review, The New York Times, September 13, p. C5 1990 Harris, Patty, Four Summer Art Shows, Downtown, August 29, pp. 12A - 13A Levin, Kim, Choices The Village Voice, August 7,
Review, Arts, March, p. 79 Kahn, Wolf, Connecting Incongruities, Art in America, November, pp. 116 - 121 Marrs, Jennifer, Simple Style With a Complex Meaning, Courier, October 2, p. 15, p. 18 Smith, Roberta, Casual Ceremony, The New York Times, January 3, section C 1991 Artner, Alan, Friedman Debuts with Winning Simplicity, The Chicago Tribune, February 22, section 7, p. 56 Barckert, Lynda, The Work of Art, The Reader, March 1 Brunetti, John, New City, March 14, p. 14 Heartney, Eleanor, Art in America, December, p. 118 Hixson, Kathryn, Chicago in
Review, Arts, May, p. 108 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, September 17, p. 104 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, February 8, section 7, p. 68 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, August 30, section 7, p. 54 Goings On About Town, The New Yorker, September 23, p. 12 Palmer, Laurie, Artforum, May, p. 151 Patterson, Tom, Trio of Solos: Thoughts on Three Current Shows at SECCA, Winston - Salem Journal, September 1, p. C6 Smith, Roberta, Art in Review, The New York Times, September 13, p. C5 1990 Harris, Patty, Four Summer Art Shows, Downtown, August 29, pp. 12A - 13A Levin, Kim, Choices The Village Voice, August 7,
Review, Arts, May, p. 108 Levin, Kim, Choices, The Village Voice, September 17, p. 104 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, February 8, section 7, p. 68 McCracken, David, Gallery Scene, The Chicago Tribune, August 30, section 7, p. 54 Goings On About Town, The New Yorker, September 23, p. 12 Palmer, Laurie, Artforum, May, p. 151 Patterson, Tom, Trio of Solos: Thoughts on Three Current Shows at SECCA, Winston - Salem Journal, September 1, p. C6 Smith, Roberta, Art in
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Review, The New York Times, September 13, p. C5 1990 Harris, Patty, Four Summer Art Shows, Downtown, August 29, pp. 12A - 13A Levin, Kim, Choices The Village Voice, August 7, p. 102