Jus Juchtman Exibition Opens at Thacher Projects, 4/22

Thatcher Projects presents Look Again, an exhibition of new paintings by Belgian artist Jus Juchtmans, opening April 22 and showing trhough May 29, 2010. This is the artist's second solo exhibition at the gallery.

Jus Juchtmans' abstract paintings are often described as monochromes, however, the artist's fluid paintings are more expressionistic in their suggestion of something on the cusp of coming into being. The artist paints in multiple thin layers of nuanced color. The paintings are meant to be experiential. To see Juchtmans' paintings it is necessary to move about, shifting positions to catch glimpses of hues emerging from the depths. Viewing is complicated by the glossy surface of the works, intended to draw in and mirror the observer. The application of thin scrims of color gives a sense of vast depth, so much so that you are drawn to The Edge of the canvas to confirm the physicality of the experience. The artist is interested in disrupting space within the painting, and within the room containing it. To the artist every aspect of a painting's materiality is considered including the stretchers, how the paint is applied and its thickness, as well as is its presentation. Depending on the time of day and changes in the light, the paintings can be seen anew each time they are encountered.

Juchtmans' works are exhibited in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain and New Zealand, and are in several prominent public collections including Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum, Hagen, Germany and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego-La Jolla, CA.

Margaret Thatcher Projects is located in New York City at 539 West 23rd Street, Ground Floor (between 10th and 11th Avenues). The opening night reception will be held from 6-8 pm on Thursday, April 22nd.  The exhibition will then be shown through May 29, 2010.

 For more information visit www.thatcherprojects.com.