Thursday, April 17, 2008

Tomma Abts at The New Museum in New York




I Loved this show! There are maybe 16 small canvases in a large , cavernous room and each canvas, when you get up to them, opens up and reveals a whole world to the viewer. One thing that saves them from being merely decorative is the layers of painting beneath, revealing the final painting to be a product of a process of trial and error. These paintings have an amazing presence, well worth seeing. Check out the New Museum website here..

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