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CURRENT EXHIBITION

AGNES DENES
Paintings, Thorns, Chains, Maps,
and When Color Returned,
1964–1981

Opening November 13, 11 am to 8 pm
and by appointment thru January 16
We are extremely pleased to present sculpture and works on paper created by the artist from 1964 to 1981. Highlights of the exhibition are early paintings and mixed-media works on paper from the artist's personal collection, exhibited here for the first time.
abstract painting

Swimming in the Storm, 1964
Mixed media on paper
18 ¾ x 23 ¾ in.

colored hot dog

Untitled (Abstract Painting #8), 1964
Mixed media on paper
23 ⅞ x 18 ⅞ in.

colored hot dog

Colorburst: The Hot Dog, 1980
Metallic paint and ink on paper
with printed Mylar overlay
24 x 30 in.

spray-painted chains and wire with thorns

The Human Condition, 1968–69
Graphite on paper
24 x 17 ¾ in.

sculpture with a chain and a human hand

The Human Argument III, c. 1970
Acrylic, wood, aluminum chain, paint
14 ¾ x 13 ¼ x 5 in. (including base)
3 x 13 ¼ x 5 in.(base)

spray-painted chains and wire with thorns

Colorburst (Snow Pyramid 2), 1980
Metallic paint on paper
with printed Mylar overlay
24 x 30 in.

sculpture with a chain and a human hand

Colorburst (3 Snails), 1981
Metallic paint on silk vellum
22 ¼ x 21 ⅝ in.

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