HELEN MARDEN – THE GRIEF PAINTINGS
2024-09-02Begun in 2023 as Marden cared for her husband, Brice, and made over the months following his passing, the Grief Paintings are intimately scaled abstractions created with resin, powdered pigment, ink, and natural objects. Flowing layers of vivid color and assemblages of feathers, shells, and sea glass extend beyond the paintings’ circular supports. Imbued with the spirit of life, love, and creativity, this body of work takes on new meaning in accord with the poem “Growing Up in America” by Rene Ricard, a longtime friend of the couple.
Opposite – Grief XX, 2023
Exhibition runs through to September 14th, 2024
Gagosian
Park & 75, 821 Park Avenue
NY 10021
New York
