Veröffentlicht am 26.10.2015
James
Kalm is drifting through the Lower East Side on an October Friday
evening. With no forewarning or plans, he points his trusty bike down
Rivington Street and coasts to a stop in front of Betty Cuningham's
Gallery. The rugged facture of the paint, and the wail of a saxophone
prove irresistible… This exhibition of "New Paintings and Drawings" by
Lees is a welcome relief from a recent bombardment of "Zombie Formalism"
and "Flipper Art". Lees often lingers over these works for decades,
providing his quotidian subjects with an obsessive materiality that is
contrasted with a near spiritual invocation. The several drawings and
studies of "Man in an Armchair" give viewers an opportunity examine the
artist's process of refining and complicating the image, before finally
reaching a satisfying level of completion. A musical introduction is
provided by André from Italy and Raphael from Brazil who were recorded
in Washington Square Park. This program was recorded October 23, 2015
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