CESARE LUCCHINI, STEPHEN PUSEY

gallery rosenfeld is delighted to present this dual exhibition featuring Cesare Lucchini and Stephen Pusey — two artists who have reinterpreted the legacy of the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, bringing fresh relevance to this monumental artistic movement. Academic and art critic Camille Paglia has argued that Pop Art fundamentally altered the trajectory of art, replacing the epic and often tragic paintings of the Abstract Expressionists with a mass-oriented, popular art form. However, this exhibition seeks to demonstrate that the principles of Abstract Expressionism were not permanently eclipsed by Pop Art but have endured and evolved over time.

Abstract Expressionism – The Second Wave focuses on the work of Swiss-Italian artist Cesare Lucchini and British artist Stephen Pusey, who has lived in New York for many years. Both embrace spontaneity and the pure practice of painting, where gesture and colour take centre stage. Yet, in distinct ways, they also draw on certain tenets of their predecessors, placing their own unique stamp on this artistic lineage.