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27 MAR 1999 / 13 JUN 1999An Abstract Effect
In this exhibition a progression within abstract art becomes apparent. Working both toward and away from an earlier formalist tradition, the artists in this exhibition balance a conventional interest in materiality and form with their use of atypical mediums and techniques-at times creating work that in contrast to a discrete object, becomes dependent on the spaces surrounding it. Here, the possibilities of abstract art are extended: the importance of the eye in the art experience is superseded by a more visceral encounter with materials. The work performs a seduction that reminds us of the potential of color, form, space and texture.
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David Batchelor
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Louis Grachos
Louis Grachos became the Phillips Executive Director of SITE SANTA FE in 2021, having previously served as SITE’s Director from 1996 to 2003. During that time, Grachos oversaw the 1997 ground-breaking presentation of Robert Colescott as the first Black artist to represent the United States in a single-artist exhibition at the 47th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, curated by Miriam Roberts. Prior to his reappointment, he served for two years as the CEO and JoAnn McGrath Executive Director of the Palm Springs Art Museum.VIEW CURATOR