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Christopher Wool

March 2–April 8, 2006
Beverly Hills

Installation view, photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view, photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Installation view Photo by Douglas M. Parker Studio

Works Exhibited

Christopher Wool, She Smiles for the Camera I, 2005 Enamel on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, She Smiles for the Camera I, 2005

Enamel on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, Jazz and AWOL, 2005 Enamel on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, Jazz and AWOL, 2005

Enamel on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, Untitled, 2005 Enamel on linen, 96 × 72 inches (243.8 × 182.9 cm)

Christopher Wool, Untitled, 2005

Enamel on linen, 96 × 72 inches (243.8 × 182.9 cm)

Christopher Wool, Untitled, 2005 Silkscreen ink on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, Untitled, 2005

Silkscreen ink on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, You Said Tomorrow Yesterday II, 2005 Enamel on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

Christopher Wool, You Said Tomorrow Yesterday II, 2005

Enamel on linen, 104 × 78 inches (264.2 × 198.1 cm)

About

Gagosian Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new paintings by Christopher Wool. This will be Wool's first major solo show in Los Angeles since his retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 1998.

For this exhibition, Christopher Wool continues his exploration of conventional painting, through a combined array of painterly techniques, including spray paint, silkscreen, and hand painting. Commonly known for his restricted palette, these new works surprisingly introduce colors, such as pink and brown, but they are primarily single-color canvases. Yet the emphasis remains on painterly technique and the works' formal properties. Wool provides tension between painting and erasing, gesture and removal, depth and flatness.

Born in 1955 in Chicago, Christopher Wool is an internationally exhibited artist whose work has been shown in major museums and galleries including Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and PS 1 Contemporary Arts Center, Long Island City, NY.

A fully illustrated catalogue featuring an essay by Richard Hell will accompany this exhibition.