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Paul Thek, Newspaper Paintings 1981-1983

Alexander & Bonin
132 Tenth Avenue, between 18th and 19th Streets, 212-367-7474
Chelsea
April 7 - May 12, 2007
Reception: Saturday, April 7, 6 - 8 PM
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Paul Thek’s use of newspaper in his installations and as a drawing support began in 1969 and was a recurring element of his work until his death in 1988. The dates and types of newspaper reflect where he was living. During the mid-1970s Thek typically isolated a single image (i.e. dinosaur, hot potato or dish of prunes) against an opaque ground of color painted on pages of the International Herald Tribune. The newspaper works of the early 1980s are more abstract, allover in their composition, and diverse in color. In these works, painted on pages of The New York Times, Thek increasingly allowed transparency to reveal articles of interest.

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