While the grid has been granted a dominant position in the art historical canon as a modernist structure, the curve has long been associated with ornament and flourish. JTT presents a group exhibition featuring artists engaging with one or both of these formal components as a starting point for a range of non-representational expressions of subjectivity. On view are works that span several generations ranging from the 60s and 70s to 2022. Collectively they challenge these longstanding associations, rather acknowledging the grid’s expansive capacities for strategies of repetition and ritual, and as the underlying framework for curves and patternmaking.
16 Windows I Reverse, 1965
acrylic on plexiglass
24.5 x 19.5 in
61.5 x 49.5 cm
CBP #2, 2019
acrylic paint and glitter
36 x 80 in
91.5 x 203 cm
CBP #2, 2019 (detail)
acrylic paint and glitter
36 x 80 in
91.5 x 203 cm
System Error 16, 1986
acrylic paint, pencil, on canvas
9 x 12 in
23 x 30.5 cm
System Error 25, 1986
acrylic paint, pencil, on canvas
9 x 12 in
23 x 30.5 cm
System Error 11, 1986
acrylic paint, pencil, on canvas
9 x 12 in
23 x 30.5 cm
System Error 6, 1986
acrylic paint, pencil, on canvas
9 x 12 in
23 x 30.5 cm
System Error 5, 1986
acrylic paint, pencil, on canvas
9 x 12 in
23 x 30.5 cm
Spider, 2018-2021
wet and needle felted wool, silk, cotton, gold tea, marker; quilted
57 x 71 in
145 x 180.5 cm
Spider, 2018-2021 (detail)
wet and needle felted wool, silk, cotton, gold tea, marker; quilted
57 x 71 in
145 x 180.5 cm
The Dream, 1985
pencil on paper
86 panels: 3.25 x 3.25 in; 4 panels: 4 x 4 in
34.75 x 38.5 in overall
Harlequin Arabesque, 2022
oil, oil crayon, and pencil on linen
66 x 76 in
167.5 x 193 cm
Harlequin Arabesque, 2022 (detail)
oil, oil crayon, and pencil on linen
66 x 76 in
167.5 x 193 cm
Untitled, 2015-2016
embroidery on canvas, enamel
15 x 12 in
38 x 30.5 cm
NON-PLAYER CHARACTER 3, 2022
polyurethane tubing, aluminum, vinyl, copper and steel hardware, rhinestones, urethane with pigment
74 x 24 x 2 in
188 x 61 x 5 cm
NON-PLAYER CHARACTER 2, 2022
polyurethane tubing, aluminum, vinyl, copper and steel hardware, rhinestones, urethane with pigment
74 x 24 x 2 in
188 x 61 x 5 cm
NON-PLAYER CHARACTER 1, 2022
polyurethane tubing, aluminum, vinyl, copper and steel hardware, rhinestones, urethane with pigment
74 x 24 x 2 in
188 x 61 x 5 cm
In Old Age He Painted, 1986
graphite on paper
43 x 29.5 in
109 x 75 cm
Thinker, 2019
oil and acrylic on canvas, on wooden panel and tambourine
60 x 80 in
152.5 x 203 cm
Thinker, 2019 (detail)
oil and acrylic on canvas, on wooden panel and tambourine
60 x 80 in
152.5 x 203 cm
Untitled, 1970
ink on paper collage
17.5 x 22 in
44.5 x 56 cm
Angel Eyes, 2021
satin, batting
40 x 48 in
101.5 x 122 cm
Angel Eyes, 2021 (detail)
satin, batting
40 x 48 in
101.5 x 122 cm
Orchard Architecture, 2022
oil, oil crayon, and pencil on linen
72 x 56 in
183 x 142 cm
Orchard Architecture, 2022 (detail)
oil, oil crayon, and pencil on linen
72 x 56 in
183 x 142 cm
Entry, 2020
LDF, hardboard, paint, stain, tape, galvanized steel
84 x 42.5 x 20 in
213.5 x 107.5 x 51 cm
Entry, 2020 (detail)
LDF, hardboard, paint, stain, tape, galvanized steel
84 x 42.5 x 20 in
213.5 x 107.5 x 51 cm
Pink Painting, 2019
acrylic on canvas, on wooden panel and tambourines
60 x 80 in
152.5 x 203 cm
Pink Painting, 2019 (detail)
acrylic on canvas, on wooden panel and tambourines
60 x 80 in
152.5 x 203 cm
Again Sixteen Windows, 1973
enamel spray, watercolor, and fabric on paper
30.5 x 22.5 in
77.5 x 57 cm
My words they still exist and need, 2022
acrylic
144 x 144 in
366 x 366 cm
My words they still exist and need, 2022
acrylic
144 x 144 in
366 x 366 cm