FRED EVERSLEY – CHROMOSPHERES II

Posted on 2020-05-25

A key figure in the Light and Space movement and one of the most representative artists based in Los Angeles during the postwar period, Fred Eversley has dedicated a significant portion of his five-decade-plus career to the development of the Parabolic Lenses that are his signal achievement. These objects also constitute one of the most sustained and iconic bodies of work in American minimalism and are ravishing visual conundrums whose subjects are no less than the movement of energy—including light, sound, and even metaphysical forces—and the mechanisms of perception.

Important for historical reasons, Eversley’s recent lenses are equally significant for technical ones: until a late burst of creative output necessitated in part by circumstance, the artist had not attempted three- and two-color sculptures of this kind since the 1970s. These works, therefore, represent both a return and a bold step forward, as Eversley brought decades of experience to
their making.

Opposite – Untitled (parabolic lens), (1969) 2019

Exhibition runs through to June 17th, 2020

David Kordansky Gallery
5130 W. Edgewood PL.
CA. 90019
Los Angeles

www.davidkordanskygallery.com

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21st CENTURY LANDSCAPES

Posted on 2020-05-25

While landscape painting dates back to antiquity, it only became a serious genre when artists began using landscapes as a retreat from the complexities of modern life. The 19th century brought landscapes to the forefront through plein air techniques. The landscape became a reflection of the philosophy when previously, landscapes were simply an image of pastoral idyll.

The effects of the anthropocene on art have intensified with time. Today we are faced with new challenges: climate change, environmental destruction, and population density. The 21st century has an even more strained relationship with nature and an even greater dependence on technology. Our ecological crisis marked the collapse of traditional landscape, and modern gives way to contemporary. We have a radical new conceptualization of landscape, no longer tethered to factual depiction. Our perception is distorted by digital aesthetics which results in new, imagined landscapes. Scenes that could only be afforded by contemporary technology are present in the works by Yael Bartana, Thomas Eggerer, Sean Landers, Adam McEwen, Rodney McMillian, Sarah Morris, Seth Price, Stephen Prina, Dirk Skreber, John Stezaker, Nicola Tyson, and Corinne Wasmuht. Today, we can only dream of the bucolic landscapes of the past while we try to make sense of the present.

Opposite – Tears IX, 2018

Exhibition runs through to June 8th, 2020

Petzel Gallery
456 W 18th Street
NY 10011
New York

www.petzel.com

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LIXIA

Posted on 2020-05-25

Lìxià presents major works by Josef Albers, Harold Ancart, Mamma Andersson, Lucas Arruda, Michaël Borremans, Noah Davis, Suzan Frecon, Isa Genzken, Yun Hyong-keun, Yayoi Kusama, Giorgio Morandi, Oscar Murillo, Alice Neel, Neo Rauch, Josh Smith, Wolfgang Tillmans, Luc Tuymans, and Lisa Yuskavage. The online-only exhibition also includes reflections on the city of Hong Kong from the gallery’s artists who have exhibited or are scheduled to exhibit there.

Opposite – Alice Neel, Takahara Shindu, 1969

Exhibition runs through to June 1st, 2020

David Zwirner
525 West 19th Street
NY 10011
New York

www.davidzwirner.com

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