Feb 18th-March 27th, 2010
@ Cheim & Read
547 West 25th Street
NY, NY
Bill Jensen was the first contemporary abstract painter that really made me re-think painting. His approach, color and process opened up new ways of thinking for me and really helped me understand the psychological content of abstraction.
A great part of the show that I revisited many times was a small front room of drawings. Done mostly on antique paper with ink, water and brush these drawings open up a world of beautiful value, mark making and direct experience. His "Drunken Brush" series from a few years ago is also worth looking at. An excellent catalog and introduction essay by David Hinton adds not to the "understanding" of Jensen's work but to the appreciation of his source material and working method.
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LUOHAN (RED PIE), 2008
Time After Time
PASSARE DA BERNARDO XXXVIII, 2009It is an absolute shame that I posted this so late and now the show is down. I would love to tell everyone to go see this show, but unfortunately it is down. Go to the website to see some decent images of the installation.
*All images from Cheim & Read Website
