by Tatsiana Zhurauliova
Vincent van Gogh, Enclosed Field with Ploughman, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, October 1889, Oil on canvas, 54 × 65.4 cm (21.2 × 25.7 in) Bequest of William A. Coolidge Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Mural Installation Laura Owens, Untitled, 2021 Oil, Flashe, acrylic, screen-painting ink, watercolor, pastel, flocking, colored sand and wintergreen transfers on clay-coated wallpaper with wood baseboards Courtesy: the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London Photo : Annick Wetter
“Laura Owens & Vincent van Gogh” is simultaneously sparse and visually overwhelming. The exhibition occupies a dozen rooms on two floors, yet it features only seven paintings by van Gogh, on loan from collections and museums around the world, and only a handful of painterly works by Owens. The relatively small selection of objects is offset by a riot of color and textures that is Owens’ design for the galleries. Read more
