McEnroe loves art? You cannot be serious Jun 26, 2008
"The most important influence in my art appreciation," McEnroe says, was Eric Fischl, a highly fashionable artist in the '80s, and a tennis fan. They became close friends, and in 1992 exchanged tennis lessons for art lessons. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Narrator speaks out Jan 22, 2008
Although he's noted for his "suburban" subject matter; the work of painter Eric Fischl is anything but the pedestrian, slice-of-life study that word may imply. On the contrary, works like "Bad Boy" and "Sleepwalker," two prominent examples of the narrative Fischl manages to weave into his oil compositions, are indicative of his penchant for the voyeuristic and the slightly darker side of human sexuality and behavior. (Boston Globe)
Spalding leaves mark on AGNS Dec 10, 2007
It s been able to fill in gaps in terms of Canadian and Atlantic Canadian art history with works by artists like NSCAD-affiliated painters Tim Zuck and Eric Fischl. Spalding is thrilled with the acquisition of a major 1971 sculpture by Richard Serra, a famous American artist who lives in Cape Breton. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
FULL STORY > Dec 3, 2007
"Guest of Cindy Sherman" chronicles Hasegawa-Overacker's role as her noncelebrity boyfriend and includes interviews with Carol Kane, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Molly Ringwald, Eric Bogosian, Julian Schnabel, Eric Fischl and John Waters. Known professionally as Paul H-O, the filmmaker was inspired by an incident at a dinner party when he threw a fit after being seated far away from his beloved, with a place card reading, "Guest of Cindy Sherman." In the movie, Elton John's husband, David Furnish,... (New York Post -- Gossip)
'Not for sale,' a New York show for artists' personal favorites Feb 13, 2007
The works range from small, very personal- seeming drawings (Ed Ruscha, Chris Burden) to fully realized paintings (Alex Katz, Eric Fischl, Dana Schutz) to machine-developed black-and-white pictures (Stephen Shore) to huge sculpture and installation work a testament to the desire to hold on to something, or at least to an impressive amount of storage space. The biggest piece in the show is a Mark di Suvero sculpture from 1978, called "She," that is 55 feet, or nearly 17 meters, tall and... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Admiring art while waiting for the next train Jan 25, 2007
Today she promotes the transit system as a public art institution in its own right, with a roster that includes Vito Acconci, Romare Bearden, Eric Fischl, Robert Kushner, Jacob Lawrence, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Maya Lin, Mary Miss, Elizabeth Murray, Dennis Oppenheim, Faith Ringgold, Alison Saar and Robert Wilson. "I now feel this is worthy of being the destination," Bloodworth said one morning in December. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Phil Donahue Makes Anti-War Film Nov 28, 2006
Don Hewitt, the man who invented "60 Minutes," was there, as well as artist Eric Fischl and his painter wife, April Gornik; director Robert Benton ( Places in the Heart ); and writer Hannah Pakula, whose late husband Alan directed many classics including All the President s Men and Sophie s Choice. Lots of other stars came to the Hamptons festival last month, which is great: Alec Baldwin, Joey Pantoliano, Marcia Gay Harden and Billy Bob Thornton were there, and Ellen Burstyn was hawking her... (Fox News -- Views)
