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Sven Lukin

Sven Lukin (Born 1934) is active/lives in New York, Pennsylvania / Latvia.  Sven Lukin is known for Minimal geometric painting, shaped canvas.

Gary Snyder Gallery is pleased to announce Sven Lukin, an exhibition of paintings and drawings at 529 West 20th Street. Opening on May 24, 2012, the exhibition is the first since 1978 to present new works by the artist.

Seven of Lukin's recent paintings will be on view, alongside seven of his famed "shaped canvases" from the 1960s. The exhibition will also include a selection of preparatory drawings, many of which have never been shown before.

The exhibition offers detailed views of the artist's work during the 1960s and the past decade. Works such as Diamond Head (1964), Trafalgar (1965), Piano Lesson (1968), and Janus (2009) illustrate Lukin's career-long involvement with bringing painting out from two-dimensional space and into the realm of architecture. Unlike his peers Richard Smith, Frank Stella, and Neil Williams, Lukin was not merely satisfied with changing the shape of his stretchers. He wants his paintings to exist in real space, to   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3013 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

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