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With a survey of half a century of work currently on view at Almine Rech, American painter Larry Poons talks about Beethoven, baseball, and the teacher who believed in him as an artist before he did himself
Larry Poons (2019) Warrior River Boy. Acrylic on canvas
170.2 x 281.9 cm
“Painting is a fast medium. You go from here to there with a substance – and you do it quickly.” For Larry Poons everything is fast. Everything is immediate. Everything is now. So much so that talking about how you actually get there is liable to make him impatient.
When I ask about the process behind a particular work in his new show, his response is sharp, almost brusque. “What do you want to know?” he says. “Painting involves moving the colour from one place to another. That’s painting, whether you’re Rembrandt or you’re Joe Schmo.”
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Among those schools, there were 16 from Nassau County and only four Suffolk schools made the list. (Shutterstock)
LONG ISLAND, NY A total of 20 Long Island high schools were named the best high schools in the United States, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
This year s list ranks more than 17,800 public high schools throughout the country.
Among those schools, there were 16 from Nassau County and only four Suffolk schools made the list. Jericho High School was the first local school to make the list, ranking at No. 15 in New York and 147 nationwide.
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The purpose of the rankings is to provide insight into academic performance among underserved groups, showing how well schools are supporting these students, Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a news release.
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