Robert Sagerman - On and On: Inquiries into Indeterminacy

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Thatcher Projects is pleased to announce Robert Sagerman's fourth solo exhibition which offers a notable development of his strikingly distinctive work. Sagerman's painting, paradoxically, combines a visual opulence with a rigorous, even ascetic, approach to art-making. His meticulous process involves the application of thousands of "marks" of oil paint using dozens of colors that he mixes and applies in thick, textural layers. The final achievement is an energetic work that radiates an imposing physical, spiritual and intellectual presence.

 

In the exhibition's title, Sagerman points to the dichotomous relationship between the overwhelming sensuality of his work (the repeated word "on" in the title indicating this surface quality) and the more numinous directedness at the work's core (the "in" and "into"). The latter dimension is reflected in Sagerman's counting practice as well. The titles of Sagerman's paintings derive from the number of applied daubs of paint that make up each work, which he counts as he paints in a manner that hearkens back to the medieval Jewish mystical practice that was the subject of his studies. Sagerman earned his doctorate in Jewish mysticism from New York University in 2008. His academic work has centered, firstly, around the historical impact of kabbalah on art and, secondly, upon the Jewish mystic Abraham Abulafia (1240-ca. 1291), founder of an influential school known as the Prophetic Kabbalah.

 

Sagerman's work is widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. His work has been reviewed in Art in America and ArtNews, among other publications. There will be an artist's talk at the gallery on May 15, featuring critic and art historian Michael Amy. Mary Birmingham, Director of Exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum, will moderate the discussion.

 

Margaret Thatcher Projects
511 West 25th Street, 4th Floor
10011 New York
www.thatcherprojects.com
margaret@thatcherprojects.com
Phone:
+1 212 675 0222
Fax:
+1 212 675 1121

 

Opening Hours:
Thur-Sat 11 am - 6 pm

Margaret Thatcher Projects
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Robert Sagerman - On and On: Inquiries into Indeterminacy Margaret Thatcher Projects Main address: Margaret Thatcher Projects West 25th Street, 4th Floor 10011 New York, United states Margaret Thatcher Projects West 25th Street, 4th Floor 10011 New York, United states

Thatcher Projects is pleased to announce Robert Sagerman's fourth solo exhibition which offers a notable development of his strikingly distinctive work. Sagerman's painting, paradoxically, combines a visual opulence with a rigorous, even ascetic, approach to art-making. His meticulous process involves the application of thousands of "marks" of oil paint using dozens of colors that he mixes and applies in thick, textural layers. The final achievement is an energetic work that radiates an imposing physical, spiritual and intellectual presence.

 

In the exhibition's title, Sagerman points to the dichotomous relationship between the overwhelming sensuality of his work (the repeated word "on" in the title indicating this surface quality) and the more numinous directedness at the work's core (the "in" and "into"). The latter dimension is reflected in Sagerman's counting practice as well. The titles of Sagerman's paintings derive from the number of applied daubs of paint that make up each work, which he counts as he paints in a manner that hearkens back to the medieval Jewish mystical practice that was the subject of his studies. Sagerman earned his doctorate in Jewish mysticism from New York University in 2008. His academic work has centered, firstly, around the historical impact of kabbalah on art and, secondly, upon the Jewish mystic Abraham Abulafia (1240-ca. 1291), founder of an influential school known as the Prophetic Kabbalah.

 

Sagerman's work is widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. His work has been reviewed in Art in America and ArtNews, among other publications. There will be an artist's talk at the gallery on May 15, featuring critic and art historian Michael Amy. Mary Birmingham, Director of Exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum, will moderate the discussion.

 

Margaret Thatcher Projects
511 West 25th Street, 4th Floor
10011 New York
www.thatcherprojects.com
margaret@thatcherprojects.com
Phone:
+1 212 675 0222
Fax:
+1 212 675 1121

 

Opening Hours:
Thur-Sat 11 am - 6 pm

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