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OK, so this is technically more like a “Pink-ish Thing,” since it’s called Violet Block in Two Parts. But, pinkish is close enough for me! This sculpture by the late great John McCracken is currently on display in the new home of the Whitney Museum, which I’ve managed to visit twice already since it opened in late April of this year.
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I love this large painting by colorfield expert, Ellsworth Kelly. Colors for a Large Wall (1951) is made up of 64 panels and is one of the largest paintings Kelly made during the years that he lived in France. The organization of the work, aside from the decision to arrange its sixty-four square panels in a grid, is totally arbitrary; the sequence of colors was governed only by taste, and the colors themselves were derived from commercial colored papers purchased at art stores.
The work began, as was Kelly’s custom at the time, with the creation of a collage. Using squares of colored papers left over from a previous series of collages, Kelly made a study for Colors for a Large Wall. He then precisely matched the hues of the papers in oil paints, and arranged the final, full-size panels in strict adherence to the paper model.
Ellsworth Kelly’s Colors for a Large Wall is part of the Permanent Collection at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
Installation View, Photo Added on September 4th, 2020
The Absolutely Naked Fragrance, Plywood Covered with Fiberglass and Resin (All Photos By Gail)
John McCracken (American, 1934–2011) began producing his vibrant monochrome Planks in 1966. While the polished resin surface captures the aesthetic of surfing and car culture unique to Southern California in the 1960s, the title — The Absolutely Naked Fragrance (1967) —  was drawn from advertising slogans in fashion magazines.
Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: The Absolutely Naked Fragrance By John McCracken
Claes Oldenberg Model for a Mahogany Plug, Scale B. 1969 (All Photos By Gail)
Hauser & Wirth’s cavernous space at 511 West 18th Street is currently hosting a selection of works from the collection of German art dealer Reinhard Onnasch. A celebration of Onnasch’s longstanding passion for art and collecting, Re-View: Onnasch Collection is curated by Paul Schimmel, celebrated post-war scholar and Partner of Hauser Wirth & Schimmel.
Continue reading Hauser & Wirth Presents Selections from the Reinhard Onnasch Collection
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If you enjoy minimalism and looking at sculptures that resemble bare bones architectural scale models, then you will go apeshit over the current Sol Lewitt exhibit, Horizontal Progressions now at PACE Gallery.
They are what they are. Be sure to stop in to the adjacent gallery to see PACE’s new Keith Sonneir exhibit, which will make the trip to West 25th Street worthwhile.
Sol Lewitt’s Horizontal Progressions will be on Exhibit Through February 22nd, 2014 at Pace Gallery, Located at 534 West 25th Street, NYC in the Chelsea Gallery District. Gallery Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
