Josef Albers at David Zwirner

Grey Steps, Grey Scales, Grey Ladders Grey scales are missing from modern day life. All is either balck or white, and no one knows what grey steps even look like anymore. ” To this end, we study gradation by producing so called grey steps, grey scales, grey ladders. These demonstrate a gradual stepping up or…

Gilbert and George Brighten the High Line Art Billboard with Vibrant Colors

by Kat Widing Photo by Laura Bjorstad The High Line Art Billboard is back in action, sporting Gilbert & George’s Waking (1984) next to the High Line at West 18th Street. With luminous colors and thick black outlined figures, the semi-mirrored composition of faces and bodies recalls the look of a stained glass window. Gilbert…

Julie Mehretu: Liminal Squared

Julie Mehretu: Liminal Squared, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York by esartia First time I encountered Julie Mehretu’s work was in a fashion magazine. I’d like to say that it was the large spread of her equally large painting that intrigued me most, because the grandiose scale of painting (just look at Gagosian’s Anselm Kiefer) and…