Betty Cuningham Gallery opens an exhibition of new paintings by John Lees
Installation view.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Betty Cuningham Gallery is presenting an exhibition of new paintings by John Lees. The exhibition opened on March 26 and runs through May 8, 2021. This is the artists sixth solo show at the Gallery, located at 15 Rivington Street, New York City. An Online Viewing Room accompanies the exhibition.
The exhibition is comprised of 23 paintings and a major work on paper, Sitting in One Place, 2001-2021, measuring 95 in length. Lees spends years working and reworking his paintings and drawings; he often leaves a written diary on the front or back of the work as a physical reminder of the time spent. In much of his recent work, Lees incorporates brighter, more upbeat colors and introduces a more complex narrative. He concentrates less on memories and instead focuses his attention on his life now. In Hills of Home we see his backyard, his dogs, Lester and Murphy, and, to the
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Installation: Robert Swain, Scaled Color Studies for Monumental Paintings: Selections From Iconic Series Since 1987. © Robert Swain, Courtesy David Richard Gallery, LLC.
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