Variations: Conversations in and Around Abstract Painting
In an attention-compromised age when images are instant and prevalent, abstract painting serves as a contradiction, acting as a conduit for the mark of the original, individual artist. While most of the work in the exhibition has been recently created and acquired, additional paintings culled from LACMA鈥檚 collection illustrate how artists have reanimated techniques and forms using other sources that are appropriated from popular culture, photography, and collage, essentially creating a new variation of abstract painting.
Variations: Conversations in and Around Abstract Painting presents 29 artists whose work reflects the language and style of abstraction: Markus Amm, Mark Bradford, A.K. Burns, Aaron Curry, Theaster Gates, Mark Grotjahn, Iva Gueorguieva, Sergei Jensen, Rashid Johnson, Jennie C. Jones, Rachel Lachowicz, Dashiell Manley, Julie Mehretu, Dianna Molzan, Albert Oehlen, Alexandra Olson, Laura Owens, Anthony Pearson, Howardena Pindell, Gerhard Richter, Sterling Ruby, Analia Saban, Maaike Schoorel, Amy Sillman, Diana Thater, Lesley Vance, Mary Weatherford, Lisa Williamson, and Christopher Wool.
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In an attention-compromised age when images are instant and prevalent, abstract painting serves as a contradiction, acting as a conduit for the mark of the original, individual artist. While most of the work in the exhibition has been recently created and acquired, additional paintings culled from LACMA鈥檚 collection illustrate how artists have reanimated techniques and forms using other sources that are appropriated from popular culture, photography, and collage, essentially creating a new variation of abstract painting.
Variations: Conversations in and Around Abstract Painting presents 29 artists whose work reflects the language and style of abstraction: Markus Amm, Mark Bradford, A.K. Burns, Aaron Curry, Theaster Gates, Mark Grotjahn, Iva Gueorguieva, Sergei Jensen, Rashid Johnson, Jennie C. Jones, Rachel Lachowicz, Dashiell Manley, Julie Mehretu, Dianna Molzan, Albert Oehlen, Alexandra Olson, Laura Owens, Anthony Pearson, Howardena Pindell, Gerhard Richter, Sterling Ruby, Analia Saban, Maaike Schoorel, Amy Sillman, Diana Thater, Lesley Vance, Mary Weatherford, Lisa Williamson, and Christopher Wool.
Artists on show
- A.K. Burns
- Aaron Curry
- Albert Oehlen
- Alexandra Olson
- Amy Sillman
- Analia Saban
- Anthony Pearson
- Christopher Wool
- Dashiell Manley
- Diana Thater
- Dianna Molzan
- Gerhard Richter
- Howardena Pindell
- Iva Gueorguieva
- Jennie C. Jones
- Julie Mehretu
- Laura Owens
- Lesley Vance
- Lisa Williamson
- Maaike Schoorel
- Mark Bradford
- Mark Grotjahn
- Markus Amm
- Mary Weatherford
- Rachel Lachowicz
- Rashid Johnson
- Sergej Jensen
- Sterling Ruby
- Theaster Gates Jr.
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