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DC Moore Gallery opens an exhibition of paintings by Robert Kushner
Robert Kushner, Still Life With Mango, 2020. Oil and acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Robert Kushner’s I ❤ Matisse, on view from May 6 - June 19 at DC Moore Gallery, is a cheeky yet serious exploration. Among the varied influences in Kushner’s oeuvre, from Japanese screen painting to American modernism, Henri Matisse’s influence has often been a continual through-line as Kushner finds resonance in Matisse’s inclination toward design, love of pattern, beauty, expressive drawing, and vibrant color.
During the time of Covid-19 lockdown and ongoing stasis, Kushner found himself by himself in his studio as the surrounding world became more ominous, and divisive. It was in this state that he began an imaginary dialog with the earlier artist and took pleasure and focus in the endeavor. In a statement of fanciful reverie at the beginning of the pandemic, a time when the sound of ....

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