{"id":8466,"date":"2019-12-08T10:30:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2025-02-11T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:49:56","slug":"tomma-abts-at-david-zwirner-gallery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/08\/tomma-abts-at-david-zwirner-gallery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomma Abts, IV at David Zwirner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known since the 90s for exploring the myriad possibilities of geometric abstraction, Tomma Abts continues to innovate while adopting slightly larger, shaped canvases that showcase more boldly shape-shifting patterning. \u00a0\u00a0Here, the bottom quarter of the painting appears to sheer away from the bent, folded and upward tilting bands above.\u00a0 With a curving wave breaking the entire composition into new color sequences, Abts appears to embrace visual complexity for its own sake, offering viewers a pleasurably engaging visual experience.\u00a0 (On view at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidzwirner.com\/exhibitions\/tomma-abts-2019\">David Zwirner Gallery<\/a> in Chelsea through Dec 14<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8467\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/08\/tomma-abts-at-david-zwirner-gallery-2\/tomma_abts\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8467\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8467\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tomma_abts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tomma_abts.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tomma_abts-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tomma_abts-293x400.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomma Abts, IV, oil on canvas, 34 \u00be x 25 1\/8 inches, 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known since the 90s for exploring the myriad possibilities of geometric abstraction, Tomma Abts continues to innovate while adopting slightly larger, shaped canvases that showcase more boldly shape-shifting patterning. \u00a0\u00a0Here, the bottom quarter of the painting appears to sheer away from the bent, folded and upward tilting bands above.\u00a0 With a curving wave breaking the &hellip; 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