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A decade of monumental charcoal drawings by iconic Pictures Generation artist Robert Longo occupies all four of Pace Gallery<\/a>\u2019s public exhibition spaces, making the show one of the most impactful of the new fall season. \u00a0The notion that behind every picture is another picture is intrinsic to Pictures artists and describes Longo\u2019s practice of sourcing images from the media, repurposing fleeing moments in the news cycle as permanent marker of historic moments.\u00a0 The current exhibition includes images from Ukraine, fires in California, ISIS-destroyed sculpture at the ancient site of Ninevah and here, ice sheering off icebergs in Newfoundland.\u00a0 Beautifully crafted in meticulous detail with stunning use of the charcoal medium, each drawing is a powerful reminder of the events shaping the world now. (On view in Chelsea through Oct 25th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Robert Longo, Untitled (Iceberg for Greta Thunberg), charcoal on mounted paper, 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A decade of monumental charcoal drawings by iconic Pictures Generation artist Robert Longo occupies all four of Pace Gallery\u2019s public exhibition spaces, making the show one of the most impactful of the new fall season. \u00a0The notion that behind every picture is another picture is intrinsic to Pictures artists and describes Longo\u2019s practice of sourcing … <\/p>\n

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