Image courtesy of Minus Space.

Few have such a compelling hold on the use of color as Sandford Wurmfeld. A life-long student of the perceptual nuances of pigment, Wurmfeld’s current show highlights his ability to subtly infuse canvasses with a spectrum of hues. Initially coming across as monochromes, the work in Light and Dark reveals itself to be just the opposite.

The artist has created complicated polychromes of gently nuanced gradients of pigment. They are structured around a tightly ordered iteration of his signature grid compositions and initially appear to be either black or white. Upon closer inspection, the plethora of subdued hues begin to delight the eye and open the works up as veiled worlds of chromatic encounters.

March 29th – May 4th
Minus Space
111 Front Street, Suite 226
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA

The exhibition closes May 4th and is very worth an extended visit.

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Working in tandem with Triple Canopy, B. Wurtz’s work at Bureau spans a lifetime of sculptural and media exploration. An artist who has become known for a sensitive touch in the careful regard for the use of the everyday object, Wurtz is here shown to have been creating in this vein for much of his life.

Beginning with a family of sculptures the artist completed as a child displayed in the front window of the space, the exhibition also includes work from the artist’s Photo/Object series. These pieces investigate viewer perception in presenting a new work of sculpture situated along side a photographic image of the same work taken from an alternate perspective.

Having worked to collaborate with Triple Canopy for a number of months, the exhibition coincides with a viewing of Wurtz’s early video work on April 17th. This will be followed by a discussion with the artist Josh Tonsfeldt and Triple Canopy contributing editor Hannah Whitaker.

For more information regarding coinciding events surrounding the exhibition, please consult the following links.

bureau-inc.com
canopycanopycanopy.com

April 14 – 25, 2013
Bureau
127 Henry Street
New York NY 10002

Image courtesy of B.Wurtz

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