Viewing repetition in abstract art at Cristea Roberts Gallery

Counterpoint at Cristea Roberts Gallery defies the notion that repetition is boring. In this survey of abstract art from the last 70 years, consistent visual elements in a series bring extraordinary energy and vigour to works by artists ranging from midcentury greats to the luminaries of today. We’re particularly taken by Sol Lewitt’s pulsing “Concentric Irregular Bands” from 1997, imbued with so much movement you can almost hear the beat they emit.

The show takes its name from the relationship between two or more musical lines in a composition that are played at the same time – dependent on each other for harmony, yet marching to their own beat. Aquatints by Donald Judd and screenprints by Julian Opie feature alongside new graphic works by Polly Apfelbaum, in which she uses repeated, interlocking pattern to explore shifts in colour on moulded paper pulp. Prepare to be hypnotised.