 Jack Whitten: Delacroixs Palette, 1974 oil on canvas, 184 x 145 cm Short Distance to Now (Part#2) Paintings from New York 1967-1975 Lynda Benglis, Dan Christensen, Roy Colmer, Louise Fishman, Mary Heilmann, Gerald Jackson, Harriet Korman, Lee Lozano, Joe Overstreet, Cesar Paternosto, Howardena Pindell, Gary Stephan, Richard Tuttle, Michael Venezia, Jack Whitten The late 1960s saw unrest in art, as in society at large. The revolutionary energy of the civil-rights movement, feminism, and anti-Vietnam war protests pushed artists in New York to question authoritarian positions in painting. Many moved on to newer mediums, while others looked for ways to make painting relevant to the new day that seemed to be dawning. These abstract painters incorporated experiences with psychedelic drugs, non-Western cultures, domestic objects, politics, and crafts, and used unconventional materials such as latex, newspaper, glass spheres, beads, and branches. They turned painting inside out, hanging it from the ceiling, laying it on the floor, making it intersect with sculpture, video, and installation art.  Gerald Jackson: Bowery Melody, 1974 paint, fabric and wood, 95 x 106 x 4 cm By the mid-70s, the moment of optimism and openness had ended, in art as well as politics. The "now" where we find ourselves today - once again filled with self-confident painting - needs to reconnect with this history of experiment and collective questioning. Artist Talk "Jack Whitten - New York" 10 November 2007, 7 pm Künstlerverein Malkasten Goetheraum Jacobistrase 6a, Düsseldorf Free admission Exhibition 26 October - 22 December 2007 Gallery hours Tues-Fri 2 - 7 pm, Sat noon - 4 pm, and by appointment Galerie Thomas Flor Klosterstrasse 29 D-40211 Düsseldorf Telefon/Fax +49 (0)211 17 11 389 Email mail@galerieflor.de www.galerieflor.de |
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