In his new exhibition “Sculpture”, Josh Smith continues his ongoing experimentation with the formal possibilities of abstraction. Departing from his boldly colored paintings, this exhibition offers more meditative paintings in a series of untitled panels in the exhibition in which he injects splashes of color in wavering gestures, creating an engaging tension with the muted background. These works are quietly elegant variations on linearity and spatial composition, made more complex by the range of materials Smith incorporates into them such as rabbit skin, glue, grease pencil, and calcium carbonate. Viewed in its entirety, this exhibition presents an artist deeply engaged with the evolution of his own work. The exhibition is on view through October 31st.
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