Unfinished Business: Paintings from the 1970s and 1980s

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 August 7 through October 16, 2016 

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Unfinished Business Book Signing
Friday, August 19, 6pm
Join artists Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, and David Salle for a signing of the exhibition catalogue Unfinished Business.
Space is limited; advance reservations recommended. Recommended for ages 18 and older.

The Parrish Art Museum presents Unfinished Business: Paintings from the 1970s and 1980s by Ross Bleckner, Eric Fischl, and David Salle, the first exhibition to focus on the early work of three painters who established themselves in New York at a time when the relevance of painting had come into question.  Unfinished Business features 41 paintings and works on paper created from 1976 to 1987 that trace the moves Bleckner, Fischl, and Salle made with various materials as they defined the parameters of their practices and laid the foundation of their mature styles.

While each artist had distinct philosophies and markedly diverse approaches to painting, they shared a strong affinity for using social and political narrative content as its foundation: Bleckner’s largely abstract works that use shifting patterns and geometry to give form to the changing cultural landscape during a time of social upheaval; Fischl’s narrative paintings that address cultural taboos against the backdrop of suburbia; and Salle’s juxtaposed and layered images that embody the collision of societal codes.

 

 

 

 

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Event categories: Exhibitions and History.Event tags: Art, Artist, Book Signing, Exhibit, History, Museum, Painting, Reception, Story Telling/Reading, and Suffolk.