黑料不打烊

David Nolan Gallery is pleased to present White Magic: Robert Ryman, Rudolf Staffel, on view from September 11 through October 25. The exhibition brings together two masters 鈥� painter, Robert Ryman (b. Nashville, Tennessee, 1930) and ceramicist, Rudolf Staffel (b. San Antonio, Texas, 1911-2002) 鈥� who, within their respective media (each strictly reduced to a palette almost exclusively of white), achieve highly complex bodies of work that celebrate form and gesture. There is little in these artists鈥� lives that directly link them to one another, yet over the course of parallel careers 鈥� Staffel working principally in Philadelphia, Ryman in New York City 鈥� they became intent on similar ideals and goals, each achieving a supreme degree of innovation and mastery in their respective practices to remarkably correlative ends. Alongside a group of paintings by Ryman, we will exhibit over 40 ceramic vessels created by Staffel from the 1950s through the early 1990s, making this the first major presentation of Staffel鈥檚 work in 16 years. This exhibition will provide an opportunity to look at the work of both artists in dialogue, imparting a deeper understanding of each.