Tom Wesselmann
dal 30/11/2007 al 11/1/2008
Segnalato da
30/11/2007
Tom Wesselmann
Yvon Lambert, New York
Drop - out. On show 11 shaped canvases from a body of work the artist first started in 1967 and continued through the 1980's. Wesselmann first developed the shaped canvas idea in 1967 with the Smoker series, then further explored them in his Bedroom and Seascape series.
Yvon Lambert New York is pleased to announce the first exhibition of paintings by Tom Wesselmann at the gallery in collaboration with the Estate of Tom Wesselmann. This is a two-part exhibition titled Drop – Out, which can be seen at the Yvon Lambert New York Gallery and Maxwell Davidson Gallery. Yvon Lambert New York will exhibit 11 shaped canvases from a body of work the artist first started in 1967 and continued through the 1980’s. The exhibition continues at the Maxwell Davidson Gallery with studies and works on paper from this series.
Drop – Out will focus on paintings which are a continuation of the artist’s exploration of the shaped canvas. Wesselmann first developed these ideas in 1967 with the Smoker series, then further explored them in his Bedroom and Seascape series. The paintings are large in scale, with close up views and a concentration on body parts. The figure is implied through negative space and the emphasis is not on the figure, but on the surrounding elements. The series began with the significant Seascape #31, from 1967, which is included in this exhibition. In 1983 Wesselmann returned to the shape of the 1967 canvas in Bedroom Painting #63, a development which is traced within this exhibition through a rare self portrait from the same year, Self Portrait While Drawing. .
A fully illustrated catalogue will accompany these exhibitions with an essay by John Wilmerding, emeritus Professor of American art, Princeton University. The essay is an excerpt from the forthcoming monograph on the artist to be published by Rizzoli Publications in 2008.
About Yvon Lambert:
Yvon Lambert opened Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris in 1966, and has been a central fixture in the international art scene for over 40 years. The Collection Lambert in Avignon opened in 2000 and presents more than 350 works from Yvon Lambert’s personal collection. Yvon Lambert New York was founded subsequently in 2003, and in 2007 moved to its current location, designed by Richard Gluckman in collaboration with Thomas Zolli.
Opening reception: Saturday, December 1, 2007 6pm – 8pm
Yvon Lambert - New location
550 West 21st Street - New York
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm
Free admission