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Ever forward gary simmons12/24/2023 Charles had asked her to participate in a round-table discussion organized around the exhibition he curated at UC Irvine titled, ‘The Theater of Refusal: Black Art and Mainstream Criticism.’ Golden described understanding Gaines’s singular ability for making formal decisions with rigor and with an openness of approach. Golden told a story of first meeting Charles (with Gary Simmons) at a conference in the early nineties in California. Referencing Gaines’s exhibition on view, Owens joked of being aware that she couldn’t make sense of all of the philosophies in Gaines’s work, but the experience alone of viewing the work and processing its meaning and reach allowed her to leap forward in her own practice. She was blown away by the breadth of the work as well as the deep commitment to conceptual art. Laura Owens recalled the word ‘formidable’ as her initial response to seeing Gaines’s first ever museum survey ‘Charles Gaines: Gridwork 1974 – 1989’ at The Studio Museum in Harlem. ‘Charles is one of the last truly conceptual artists…all the elements of beauty are imported into the conceptual,’ Simmons said. Gary Simmons jumped in to reminisce on his first meeting with Gaines in grad school at CalArts and spoke passionately about Gaines’s use of systems and cerebral structure and beauty within the work. In talking about this exhibition, Gaines revealed his long-desire to realize an exhibition of this scale, having previously not been able to gather the necessary resources to see an exhibition of this scale realized. Palm Trees & Other Works,’ at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles. The discussion, moderated by Thelma Golden, largely focused on Gaines’s boundless influence on his former students as well as his exhibition, ‘Charles Gaines. Speaking about his longstanding commitment to unveiling the paradoxes of human visual understanding, Gaines said, ‘The system has never changed, but the outcome is always different.’ Gaines lives and works in Los Angeles, where he has been a member of the CalArts School of Art faculty since 1989. By creating space between a specific symbol and the systems applied to its representation through measurable values of color, Gaines’s distinctive approach forges a critical link between first generation American conceptualists like Sol LeWitt and subsequent generations of artists, including a number of Gaines’s other students Edgar Arcenaux, Andrea Bowers, Mark Bradford, and Sam Durant, among others who are pushing the limits of conceptualism today. New York, 22nd Street New York, 22nd StreetĪ pivotal figure in the field of conceptual art, Gaines has long employed a generative process to create series of works in a variety of mediums.Hauser & Wirth Poster Archive Hauser & Wirth Poster Archive.Anj Smith: Misleading, Like Lace Anj Smith: Misleading, Like Lace.Amy Sherald: The World We Make Amy Sherald: The World We Make.Jack Whitten: Cosmic Soul Jack Whitten: Cosmic Soul.Maria Lassnig: The Biography Maria Lassnig: The Biography.Artist in Residence Christina Quarles Artist in Residence Christina Quarles.Hauser & Wirth Launches Education Project in Los Angeles Hauser & Wirth Launches Education Project in Los Angeles.Education Lab Returns to Menorca Education Lab Returns to Menorca.Hauser & Wirth Paris to Open Hauser & Wirth Paris. ![]() Unveiling our Outdoor Sculpture Trail in Menorca Unveiling our Outdoor Sculpture Trail in Menorca.Allison Katz joins Hauser & Wirth Allison Katz joins Hauser & Wirth.Conversations A Space for Expansive Listening Conversations.Christina Quarles: In the Studio Christina Quarles: In the Studio.Christina Quarles In 24 Days tha Sun’ll Set at 7pm New York, 22nd Street.DEMENTED WORDS Jenny Holzer New York, 22nd Street.
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