October 9, 2017
2-TIMES • Art
Leon Polk Smith
@ Lisson Gallery
—
Establishing his
key motif while
perusing an athletic
catalogue in the
late 1940s, Smith
examined the
pencil drawings
of baseballs and
tennis balls —
imagining that
from these simple
shapes he could
create a new
kind of space
—
“It was flat and
the same time it
was curved. It was
like a sphere. The
planes seemed to
move in every
direction, as
space does...”
The exhibition:
Is the first dedicated
to the work of Leon
Polk Smith since
Lisson Gallery
announced co-
representation
of the Leon Polk
Smith Foundation
earlier this year;
featuring a selection
of paintings from
the 1960’s and early
1970’s, many of
which have never
before been displayed,
presented alongside
a catalogue featuring
an essay by the poet
and critic John Yau,
as well as previously
unpublished archival
material.
Key series:
‘Correspondences’
&
‘Constellations’.
2-TIMES' highlights:
· Constellation:
Black Streak, 1971
· Blue Circle Accent, 1971
On view at:
Lisson Gallery
—
504 W 24th St,
New York, NY 10011,
United States.
Closes:
October 7, 2017.