Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, The Six Paintings about the Temporary Loss of Eyesight (In the Room), oil on canvas, 44 x 77 inches, 2015.
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov at Pace Gallery
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov’s new paintings include several that look like illustrations from a children’s storybook (recalling Ilya Kabakov’s former profession as an illustrator when he lived in the Soviet Union). Here, circular patterns layered over this painting’s surface look like snow, obscuring the cheery scenes beneath and suggesting a gradually advancing loss of sight. (At Chelsea’s Pace Gallery through Jan 23rd).