Not hard to see why I’d be attracted to the painting below for those who know my own work.
Joshua’s practice also includes a performance element, something in which few abstractionists engage despite the performative nature of much painting in this genre (there are some photos of other work and stills of his last performance here).
BOMB also chose Joshua for their artist portfolio series.
#jonathanvandyke
is one of the many fantastic artists in Queer Abstraction. Also- Small Talk at the Salad Bar may be the best painting title I’ve seen in a minute (and its a damn good painting).
#markjoshuaepstein
was in Queer Abstraction along with Mark and Paolo (and many others). The Whitney says his work sits “at the intersections of representation and language, imaginary and real worlds.”
#elijahburgher
Pursuit of Aesthetics has some solid work- Lisa has a piece included as do Jason and Andrea.
#lisacorrinedavis
When I was in grad school I saw Susie talk at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston as a part of Abstract Painting, Once Removed— appears some years later she had a solo show there as well. Her work process has always been quite disciplined and it appears the monochromatic pieces of the early 2000s have given way to a broader palette (btw if you like these you’ll also like Sanford and Rob).
#susierosmarin
Blogging about Kelly made me think of Tony’s sculptures from the late ’70s which were also collections of intensely chromatic objects, albeit found and usually on the floor. A little interneting shows he’s doing new things (4 decades later…).
#tonycragg
Polly was one of the hits I remember from Abstract Painting, Once Removed. Her work is literally removed from the constraint of a traditional, rectangular canvas (like Rhia and Meg). Image below is from that time frame.
More (her work has moved back onto the wall as she explores new iconography)
#pollyapfelbaum
was also in Abstract Painting, Once Removed, and is similar to Polly in making work off the wall. Of interest to the reader may be new reads of the work through the lens that it is in fact “queer formalism.” Jim is of course not alone among queer artists in using non-mimetic modalities. Gonna explore this topic this week.
#jimhodges
Painting After Art is Dead 