Though I was initially skeptical, Larry Krone’s To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before completely disarmed me.
The Cowboy Way
The “hair pieces,” the Western cactus lamp, the country songs and the cowboy outfits all look like byproducts of a long and arduous search for authenticity, in love, in emotion, in country music.
Phyllis Braff, The New York Times, April 27, 2000
Larry Krone – the costumed artist assuming an adopted role.
Holland Cotter, The New York Times, March 17, 2000
The artists in this group show are united in their low-tech, even homely approach to what was once the high-concept terrain of the systematic in art.
Holland Cotter, The New York Times, March 19, 2000
Larry Krone takes a star turn with a personal fashion statement.
Robert Mahoney, Time Out New York, Dec. 7, 2000
Larry Krone grew up in St. Louis, and though he now lives in the East Village, he’s still wild about country and western music.
Holland Cotter, The New York Times, Dec. 1, 2000
Larry Krone’s first New York solo in four years is about fashion and celebrity but with some refreshing zigs and zags.
Jeff Daniel, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Feb. 10, 2002
this sounds “Crazy,” but it really did work
Byron Kerman, The Riverfront Times, 2002
Larry Krone fuses Americana and a wild imagination to yield some of the weirdest artworks around
Jeff Daniel, St. Louis Post Dispatch, April 28, 2002
St. Louis artists keep their roots at home but find inspiration – and fellow aspirations – in the experience that is New York City.
Jeff Daniel, St. Louis Post Dispatch, June 16, 2002
Larry Krone grew up in University City then trekked to Manhattan to become the ultimate urban cowboy artist.
Elisabeth Kley, Performing Arts Journal, 2001
Glitzy costumes awkwardly hidden under workaday uniforms are perfect metaphors for many of Krone’s favorite themes.
New York Times reviews & mentions
A compilation of highlights from reviews appearing in The New York Times.