Alexi Worth “Green Glass Doors”

DC Moore Gallery

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At DC Moore Gallery, Alexi Worth will present an exhibition of nearly monochromatic paintings which depict near-at-hand experiences: leaves, doorways, and lovers in bed.

Painted on sheer mesh fabrics, the new paintings have a greenish, sea-glass translucency, which emphasizes their shallow depth. As in Worth’s previous work, that depth is sometimes literal. Viewers can see through the surface to the gallery wall. In an image called Doorway, for instance, we recognize an “interior space” as both fact (the physical inside of the painting) and fiction – a receding corridor, with its black welcome mat.

This play between literalism and illusion is complicated by the work’s unusual technique. Worth uses what he calls “cartoon photography” — sprayed color over handcut stencils — to suggest the delicacy of real light. The results are partly reminiscent of cyanotypes, where solid objects register as white silhouettes. And yet, it’s clear that the imagery is not photomechanical: the shapes are evidently made from freehand drawings. Their wavering contours, often stuttered or doubled, offering a brushless alternative to painterly touch.

Worth’s goal is to give depiction a fresh sense of complexity, resonance, and play.

The show’s title refers to a traditional riddling drinking game. The game’s solution (as many former teenagers will recall) involves words that contain doubled letters. Worth’s six new paintings appear in pairs, and feature double elements with multiple contours. Several paintings depict the kind of literal green glass doors through which most of us pass every day.

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from March 26, 2015 to April 25, 2015
Thursday, April 16, 6 PM Joyce Kozloff in conversation with Alexi Worth Alexi Worth in conversation with Joyce Kozloff.

Opening Reception on 2015-03-26 from 18:00 to 20:00

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Alexi Worth

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