The Wick List

Viewing repetition in abstract art at Cristea Roberts Gallery

The Wick Culture - Cornelia Thomsen
Golden Ratio Series, 2023.
A series of eight aquatints on Hahnemühle paper
Edition of 12

Above Cornelia Thomsen Golden Ratio Series, 2023. A series of eight aquatints on Hahnemühle paper Edition of 12

The Wick Culture - Anni Albers
Orange Meander, 1970
Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine paper RM 21
Edition of 75

Above Anni Albers Orange Meander, 1970 Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine paper RM 21 Edition of 75

The Wick Culture - Rana Begum
88A, 2021
Screenprint on Somerset Satin Radiant White 410gsm paper

Above Rana Begum 88A, 2021 Screenprint on Somerset Satin Radiant White 410gsm paper

The Wick Culture - Donald Judd
Untitled (2), 1980
From a set of six aquatints on etching paper, framed

Above Donald Judd Untitled (2), 1980 From a set of six aquatints on etching paper, framed

The Wick Culture - Naum Gabo
Opus Seven (WE 247), Date unknown
Monoprint from professionally made end grain block of Florida boxwood

Above Naum Gabo Opus Seven (WE 247), Date unknown Monoprint from professionally made end grain block of Florida boxwood

The Wick Culture - Sol Lewitt
Concentric Irregular Bands, 1997
A set of four woodcuts on beige wove paper

Above Sol Lewitt Concentric Irregular Bands, 1997 A set of four woodcuts on beige wove paper

The Wick Culture - Ian Davenport
Ovals, 2002
A series of 6 screenprints on Somerset Satin 410gsm Tub sized paper

Above Ian Davenport Ovals, 2002 A series of 6 screenprints on Somerset Satin 410gsm Tub sized paper

Above Cornelia Thomsen Golden Ratio Series, 2023. A series of eight aquatints on Hahnemühle paper Edition of 12

Above Anni Albers Orange Meander, 1970 Screenprint on Mohawk Superfine paper RM 21 Edition of 75

Above Rana Begum 88A, 2021 Screenprint on Somerset Satin Radiant White 410gsm paper

Above Donald Judd Untitled (2), 1980 From a set of six aquatints on etching paper, framed

Above Naum Gabo Opus Seven (WE 247), Date unknown Monoprint from professionally made end grain block of Florida boxwood

Above Sol Lewitt Concentric Irregular Bands, 1997 A set of four woodcuts on beige wove paper

Above Ian Davenport Ovals, 2002 A series of 6 screenprints on Somerset Satin 410gsm Tub sized paper

Counterpoint

Cristea Roberts Gallery
42 Pall Mall, SW1

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.