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But Garnett's paintings force viewers to contemplate how ugly and destructive its procession can be, and proclaim that physical remove is no excuse for ignoring that reality.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

Joy Garnett's forceful new paintings capture the evanescent bursts of violence recorded by photojournalists (like fictional Sarah) around the world while also acknowledging the comfort of distance that softens the apprehension of a far-off war by an artist in her studio - and which Sarah disdains.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

Reinventing the news images as luscious paintings rich in art historical referents, Garnett's work, which she calls "apocalyptic sublime," might come off as glib and exploitative to some.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

The other day I stopped by Winkleman Gallery to see Joy Garnett's new paintings, and then hurried up to the Cort Theater where I had tickets to "Time Stands Still," a uniformly well-acted play featuring Laura Linney as a photojournalist, home from a stint in Iraq where she had been badly injured in a roadside bombing.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

Garnett's paintings force viewers to contemplate how ugly and destructive its procession can be, and proclaim that physical remove is no excuse for ignoring that reality.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

Reinventing the news images as luscious paintings rich in art historical referents, Garnett's work, which she calls "apocalyptic sublime," might come off as glib and exploitative to some.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

But Garnett's paintings force viewers to contemplate how ugly and destructive its procession can be, and proclaim that physical remove is no excuse for ignoring that reality.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

The fact that another questionable foul—Kevin Garnett's moving screen, trip, foot massage and retweet of Toney Douglas—was not called a few seconds later.

The Knicks Outrage Quiz Jason Gay 2011

The other day I stopped by Winkleman Gallery to see Joy Garnett's new paintings, and then hurried up to the Cort Theater where I had tickets to "Time Stands Still," a uniformly well-acted play featuring Laura Linney as a photojournalist, home from a stint in Iraq where she had been badly injured in a roadside bombing.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010

Joy Garnett's forceful new paintings capture the evanescent bursts of violence recorded by photojournalists (like fictional Sarah) around the world while also acknowledging the comfort of distance that softens the apprehension of a far-off war by an artist in her studio - and which Sarah disdains.

Sharon L. Butler: Blast Radius Sharon L. Butler 2010