Lee Mullican at James Cohan Gallery

‘We were dealing with art as a way of mediation,’ explained late West Coast painter Lee Mullican of his pattern-driven, energetic work inspired by Native American art and design. (Seen here in detail.) (At James Cohan Gallery’s Chelsea location through June 18th).

Lee Mullican, (detail) Meditations on a Jazz Passage, oil on canvas, 75 x 75 inches, 1964.
Lee Mullican, (detail) Meditations on a Jazz Passage, oil on canvas, 75 x 75 inches, 1964.