Tuesday, November 06, 2007

My first Brijit Abstract

Schjeldahl reviews two shows at the Museum of Modern Art: a retrospective of Martin Puryear's wood sculptures and Georges Seurat crayon-on-wax drawings. He finds Puryear's work familiar, even nostalgic, and fleshes this out with a glimpse into the artist's personal history. But while his immense sculptures show obvious labor, Seurat's drawings contain a wealth of technical expertise that could easily go unnoticed by the viewer. Schjeldahl prepares the reader for the show and provides unique insight into the exhibits.
in The New Yorker by Peter Schjeldahl, 12 November 2007
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