{"id":13079,"date":"2026-05-04T11:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=13079"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:35:12","slug":"julie-mehretu-our-days-like-a-shadow-at-marian-goodman-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/04\/julie-mehretu-our-days-like-a-shadow-at-marian-goodman-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Mehretu, ‘Our Days Like a Shadow…’ at Marian Goodman Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Known for manipulating, blurring and painting from found media photographs related to social unrest or current events Julie Mehretu<\/a> continues to picture contemporary times in new, semi-transparent paintings at Marian Goodman Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0 Bold, metal frames designed by fellow gallery artist Nairy Baghramian<\/a> allow new, multi-layered paintings on translucent textile to stand in the middle of the gallery so that the shadows of circulating gallery visitors become visible through them.\u00a0 Citing King David in the Old Testament asserting that his people\u2019s \u201cdays on earth are like a shadow,\u201d and referring also to a Buddhist concept of being unfixed in physical state, Mehretu\u2019s new work aims to address a profound state of flux that she sees as characteristic of the current age.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca through June 6th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Julie Mehretu \/ Nairy Baghramian, TRANSpaintings (halfcore\/halfwit) \/ Upright Brackets, ink and acrylic on monofilament polyester mesh in an aluminum sculpture, dimensions variable, painting 72 x 60 inches, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Known for manipulating, blurring and painting from found media photographs related to social unrest or current events Julie Mehretu continues to picture contemporary times in new, semi-transparent paintings at Marian Goodman Gallery.\u00a0 Bold, metal frames designed by fellow gallery artist Nairy Baghramian allow new, multi-layered paintings on translucent textile to stand in the middle of … <\/p>\n

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