Stephen Pace will have his first solo exhibition, “Stephen Pace in Provincetown,” posthumously at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum from July 5 through September 1. During his lifetime, Pace journeyed through styles from representational through pure abstraction to Abstract Expressionism to a merger of figural with expressionism — finally creating his own minimalist, Post-Impressionist, representational mode. Provincetown was a huge influence on him; he was in group shows at PAAM throughout his years. Recuperating from hospitalization during World War II where he served first in the infantry and then as a designer of chemical-proof clothing and war posters, he was drawing by the Seine when Gertrude Stein invited him to meet Pablo Picasso. Pace had already been practicing art, and architectural drafting and drawing under the tutelage of a WPA (Works Progress Administration) … [Read more...] about STEPHEN PACE AT PAAM: POSTHUMOUS SHOW LAVISH WITH PAINT AND ENERGY
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Wandering in the Crossroads: Qian Wu
“Wandering in the Crossroads,” an exhibition of Qian Wu’s latest works, co-curated by Lan Zhan and Elga Wimmer, opened at Elga Wimmer PCC, New York, on June 19. From the city of Xiamen in Fujian province, China, Wu has been painting since the age of six. His practice stems from academic studies, including an undergraduate major in social and cultural analysis and a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute as well as studio courses. The removal of boundaries of eastern and western iconography, and an integration of traditional Chinese painting with the bold strokes of western abstraction and the combination of different media signify his work. Rather than the marks and architectural patterning of Franz Kline or Hans Hofmann, who Wu cited as influences, these canvases ( mixing concepts and media: oil, acrylic, ink and watercolor) resemble the early … [Read more...] about Wandering in the Crossroads: Qian Wu