DEL DEO & BARZUNE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE and acrylic, Sasanian, black, 2015 explores concerns of matte, PAUL MOGENSEN— gloss, and (black) monochrome. Reflective bands or “rays”, painted in acrylic, spin off of a centrally located velvety-black April 14–June 10, 2016 disk. Opening Reception: Thursday, April 14, 5–7 PM The artist’s interest in the ordering of form and progressions encompasses other timeless configurations and shapes, such Del Deo & Barzune is pleased to announce the opening of as the spiral—a motif that has preoccupied Mogensen for Paul Mogensen—Painting, the artist’s first solo exhibition decades. Recent examples of coiled-band (polychrome) “spi- held in in almost twenty years. Featured will be ral” , such as no title, 2016, allow for a progression a selection of his signature multi-paneled paintings from of both form and color, as determined by their order in the the late 1960s including no title (Persian red),1968—a work spectrum. comprising six (joined) canvases.

Also included will be no title, 1968-71—a work composed of nine (separated) canvases painted in oil, measuring 90 x 90 inches overall.

Order determines form without the possibility of adjustment for visual considerations.

no title, 2016, oil on canvas, 15 x 18 1/2 inches

Born in Los Angeles in 1941, Paul Mogensen was first rep- resented in New York by the legendary Bykert Gallery from the time of its founding in 1966 until its closing in 1975. At Bykert, Mogensen kept company with a pioneering group of artists which included Brice Marden, , , David Novros, Barry Le Va, Alan Saret, and Joe Zucker, among others.

Paul Mogensen’s work can be found in the collections of major museums in the U.S. and abroad, including: The Hammer Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; / Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland; The Menil Col- no title (9 part cobalt blue), 1968–71, oil on canvas, 90 x 90 inches lection, Houston, TX; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; The , New York, NY; New York Public The use of mathematically-based systems of ordering and pro- Library, NY; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, gression have been central to Mogensen’s practice from early CT; , Minneapolis, MN; and on. Traced historically to antiquity, these concepts are by no Art Gallery, New Haven, CT means exclusive to visual art. Their counterparts can be found in disciplines ranging from Renaissance architecture to music. The exhibition in its entirety will be available for viewing on In addition to Mogensen’s early-period works, the exhibition line at deldeobarzune.com. For further information and/or will feature select examples of recent paintings dating from images, please contact [email protected] or call 2015 to the present. Among them is an eight foot square can- 646 344-1010. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 AM–6:00 vas of radiating oblique lines. Combining the media of gouache PM; Monday and Saturday by appointment.

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