james turrell curates ad reinhardt exhibition at pace gallery new york

JAMES TURRELL PRESENTS AN HOMAGE TO AD REINHARDT AT PACE NEW YORK

pace’s flagship space in new york is presenting color out of darkness, an exhibition of works by abstract painter ad reinhardt, curated by james turrell. the show features reinhardt’s paintings organized under a lighting concept conceived by turrell.

presenting an homage to reinhardt, turrell creates a scenography that takes viewers into the depths of the artist’s abstractions. greatly influenced by reinhardt’s practice, in particular the red, blue white and black paintings, turrell is also presenting a new wedgework installation titled after effect (2021).

A NEW PIECE BY JAMES TURRELL IS ALSO ON SHOW – AFTER EFFECT 2021

the color out of darkness exhibition at pace gallery new york surveys how both artists explore the decentralization of the object in their practices. turrell’s lighting concept for the show foregrounds the experiential nature of reinhardt’s work, with enactments of lightness and darkness that result in new modes of viewing the work.

installation view, “james turrell: after effect,” feb 11 – mar 19, 2022, pace gallery, new york © james turrell

‘reinhardt, who is widely considered a forefather of minimalism and conceptualism, began developing his distinct language of abstraction in the 1930s,’ reads the official release. ‘while his early works featured bold amalgams of shapes and forms, the artist went on to create his geometrically minded, monochromatic “red” and “blue” paintings and later his “black” paintings. works from these series figure in pace’s exhibition, with turrell’s lighting concept highlighting the nuances and idiosyncrasies of reinhardt’s abstractions within his monochromatic paintings.’

pace’s exhibition will draw connections between works by turrell, a key figure of the light and space movement, and reinhardt, who pushed abstraction and monochromatism in painting to new frontiers during his lifetime.

exhibition info:

name: ad reinhardt: color out of darkness, curated by james turrell
presented by: pace new york
new works: james turrell after effect 2021
dates: february 11 – march 19, 2022
location: 540 west 25th street, new york