Ellsworth Kelly "Reliefs 2009-2010"
Matthew Marks Gallery 522 W 22nd St.
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Matthew Marks announces "Ellsworth Kelly: Reliefs 2009 – 2010," an exhibition of thirteen new paintings and a new sculpture
In his new paintings, Kelly, now 87 years old, has distilled his palette and introduced forms never before seen in his work. In each work, he starts with a rectangular canvas that he carefully paints with many coats of white paint. A shaped canvas, painted black in all but two works, is placed on top. The exceptions are a luminous pale gray canvas and a single bright red canvas. The aluminum wall sculpture in the exhibition is lacquered a pure white.
The self-imposed restricted vocabulary Kelly uses in the new work focuses the eye on his compositions, which, with their sharp diagonals and dramatic curves, are among the most dynamic of his career.
[Image: Ellsworth Kelly 2010 "Black Curve Relief" Oil on canvas, two joined panels 75 1/4 x 65 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.]
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Schedule
from February 12, 2011 to April 16, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-02-11 from 18:00 to 20:00