Barry Flanagan “Pataphysics and Play”

Kasmin (514 W 28th)

[Image: Barry Flanagan "Chess Set" (1971) Courtesy of the Estate of Barry Flanagan.]

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Kasmin presents Pataphysics and Play, an exhibition of sculpture by Barry Flanagan (1941–2009) opening Thursday, April 20 at 514 West 28th Street. Including never-before-seen work from the artist’s estate, this presentation will focus on the importance of the imaginary realm in both the tenets of play and the philosophy of ’pataphysics as coined by the French writer Alfred Jarry. Absurdity, Flanagan proposes, is equally as justifiable as profundity.