Master Class: New York Times Reviews New Work by Painter Amy Sillman MFA ’95

Twice Removed, Sillman’s current exhibition at Gladstone Gallery, “proves how abstract art can speak to our time,” writes Jason Farago in the Times. “The rolling crises of the last few years have brought along a shift in art galleries toward easy-to-read, politically forthright imagery, some of it righteous, some just agitprop. It’s a time more prone to the certainties of rage than the ambiguities of art. So I wanted to see how, or even whether, these miserable months would be reflected in Ms. Sillman’s painting, and how she understood her place in an art world that seems to be growing ill at ease with the fundamentals of shape, color and line. What I found, at Gladstone, was more than just a confirmation that Ms. Sillman is at the top of her game, but a master class in how abstract art can be as alive with the inflamed spirit of 2020 as any portrait or photograph.”

Post Date: 10-10-2020