ROBERT RYMAN

The presentation includes representative works that explore all facets of Ryman’s experimental approach to painting during this time, from his use of thick impasto brushstrokes on both stretched and unstretched canvas; to small- and large-scale paintings that include surprising incidents of color; and a group of rarely seen works on raw linen, each featuring one or several seemingly complete, independent compositions. This expansive investigation of Ryman’s paintings from a formative moment will further elucidate many of the fundamental ideas that he would continue to explore throughout his prolific sixty-year career.

This exhibition follows Robert Ryman: The Last Paintings in 2022, the gallery’s first presentation of works by the artist since announcing representation of the Estate of Robert Ryman in spring 2021. A complementary exhibition exploring Ryman’s drawings will be held concurrently at David Zwirner London. David Zwirner Books will also publish a major catalogue on the artist focusing on this exhibition and the artist’s work from the early 1960s, which will include new scholarship by Schwarz and Lucy Lippard, among others.