Robert Kushner "Wildflower Convocation"
DC Moore Gallery
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DC Moore Gallery is pleased to present "Robert Kushner: Wildflower Convocation," the inaugural exhibition at the gallery’s new location, 535 West 22nd Street. The exhibition comprises nine recent paintings and the installation "Scriptorium," which consists of hundreds of drawings of flowers, leaves, and plants on antique book pages that date from c. 1500 to 1920.
"Scriptorium: Devout Exercises of the Heart" juxtaposes the astonishing diversity and creativity of world culture with the profusion and beauty of the natural world. Kushner painted on pages from discarded books that cross centuries and cultures, such as a collection of French Christmas poems, 19th century Spanish algebra lessons, a Tsarist treatise, handwritten letters, and a volume of Japanese Noh plays. The typography and content of these book fragments are enlivened through dialogue with each other and Kushner’s painting:
[Image: Robert Kushner "August Wildflower Convocation" (2010) Oil on canvas 72 x 72 in.]
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from February 08, 2011 to March 12, 2011