Reconnaissance
dal 20/9/2000 al 17/6/2001
Segnalato da
20/9/2000
Reconnaissance
Dia Art Foundation, New York
Bridget Riley's influential paintings from the 1960s and 1970s long ago secured a prominent place in the history of postwar art. Despite this widespread acclaim, Riley's work has been exhibited in the United States only on a very few occasions. With "Reconnaissance," to open at Dia Center for the Arts on September 21st, the public will be able to examine a selection from Riley's compelling body of early work in the artist's first solo exhibition to originate in the United States in decades.
Bridget Riley's influential paintings from the 1960s and 1970s
long ago secured a prominent place in the history of postwar
art. Despite this widespread acclaim, Riley's work has been
exhibited in the United States only on a very few occasions.
With "Reconnaissance," to open at Dia Center for the Arts on
September 21st, the public will be able to examine a selection
from Riley's compelling body of early work in the artist's
first solo exhibition to originate in the United States in
decades.
"Bridget Riley: Reconnaissance," installed on the fourth floor
of Dia's exhibition facility at 548 West 22nd Street, will
focus on key paintings from the 1960s and 1970s by this British
artist. Riley's paintings fuse space, light, and drawing in a
complex relationship with color such that perception becomes a
medium. Her carefully calibrated shifting of basic geometric
forms creates direction, rhythm, and paradoxical relationships
of spatial contrast and harmony, constancy and change.
"Reconnaissance" will introduce a new generation to Bridget
Riley's intense and subtle oeuvre.
Bridget Riley was born in London where she attended Goldsmith's
College and the Royal College of Art. Awarded the International
Prize for Painting at the Venice Biennale in 1968, she also
holds honorary doctorates from the University of Oxford and the
University of Cambridge. Since her first solo exhibition in
London in 1962, Riley's work has been exhibited widely in
Europe, Japan, and Australia. Recent exhibitions include the
Hayward Gallery in London in 1992-93 and the Serpentine Gallery
last year. In addition, Riley recently installed a large-scale
sculpture commissioned by Citibank for their new offices at
Canary Wharf in London. Riley currently lives and works in
London, Cornwall, and France.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue featuring an
essay by John Elderfield and an introduction by Dia curator
Lynne Cooke. A lecture in the Robert Lehman Lectures on
Contemporary Art series will be devoted to Riley's work.
Funding for the exhibition is provided by the Lannan
Foundation, The British Council, and the members of the Dia Art
Council.
Concurrent with Dia's exhibition, Bridget Riley's influential
work will be on view in New York City at PaceWildenstein in the
exhibition "Paintings 1982-2000 and Early Works on Paper" from
September 22 through October 21, 2000.
Dia Center for the Arts is a tax-exempt charitable
organization. Established in 1974, the organization has become
one of the largest in the United States dedicated to
contemporary art and culture. In fulfilling this commitment,
Dia sustains diverse programming in visual arts, poetry,
education, and critical discourse and debate. Exhibition hours
during the 2000-2001 season are Wednesday - Sunday, 12 noon to
6 pm, beginning September 13, 2000. Admission is $6 ($3 for
students and seniors and free to members).
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