The impressive group show “Hypothesis for an Exhibition,” curated by Begum Yasar and held at Dominique Lévy’s gallery in the Upper East Side, is a study in self-reflexivity, a hallmark of the work of Italian Giulio Paolini's work and the genesis of the exhibition. While Paolini explored (explicitly) reverberations and resonance between his work and earlier traditions, Yasar here extends the self-reflexivity to another dimension through the collection of, and juxtaposition of, work by contemporary artists Richard Aldrich, Harold Ancart, Sebastian Black, Kerstin Brätsch, Guyton\Walker, KAYA, Charles Mayton, Seth Price, Josh Smith, R.H. Quaytman, Antek Walczak, and Viola Yeşiltaç–each of whom, in unique ways, embody Paolini’s ideals. The exhibition runs through August 16th.
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