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Do not miss "Who's Afraid of Red Yellow and Blue³"; this fascinating work by the seminal abstract artist Robert Irwin remains on display through next Saturday at PaceWildenstein on West 22nd Street in Chelsea. While seemingly deceptively simple, the installation is clearly anything but. Consisting of six enormous aircraft honeycomb aluminum rectangles, each approximately 16 feet times 22 feet, three panels are suspended from the ceiling above the three on the floor. These panels in bright primary colors reflect light in most intriguing ways, and the visitor is again confronted with Irwin's hallmark trope, a fascination with space, light and environment.
Dan Govan's excellent essay about Irwin's work at Dia: Beacon is a useful starting point for confronting Irwin's startling and breathtaking designs. Because Irwin doesn't just pay homage to Barnett Newman's 1966 "Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue"; his three-dimensional representation here forces the visitor to confront the exhibit in space and in time. The environment created in "Who's Afraid of Red Yellow and Blue³" is most clever, and watching your fellow gallery-goers here (especially on a busy Saturday) makes for a engaging and contemplative experience.
photo credit: PaceWildenstein Gallery
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barnett newman, dan govan, dia beacon, pacewildenstein, robert irwin
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Posted on 1/26/2007
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