Painted Wood

Gary Snyder Gallery is pleased to announce George Sugarman: Painted Wood, an exhibition of sculpture at 529 West 20th Street. Opening on May 8, 2013, the exhibition is the most comprehensive presentation of the artist’s work in over twenty-five years. Nine of the artist’s exuberant, polychromed wood sculptures will be on view, including one that has never before been exhibited—Archer (1968). A fully illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition, with an extensive essay by Raphael Rubinstein.

The exhibition and its accompanying publication offer an in-depth look at Sugarman’s work during the 1960s—large-scale wood sculptures of eccentric, proliferating forms painted in brilliant hues, exemplified by works such as The Shape of Change (1964), Yellow and White (1967), and Threesome (1968-1969).

Gary Snyder Gallery is pleased to represent the Estate of George Sugarman.