New Work
R. H. Quaytman
R. H. Quaytman, Chapter 12: iamb (lamp), 2008; Collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund purchase; © R. H. Quaytman
October 22, 2010 - January 16, 2011
In her thought-provoking paintings, all made on small wood panels, R. H. Quaytman employs a variety of techniques and artistic vocabularies to explore the complex history of painting. The artist considers each new body of work as a new "chapter" in her ongoing investigation of the interrelationship of site, history, and object. With each chapter structured around a specific theme or concept, a narrative thread develops in her work over time. Quaytman's New Work exhibition debuts her 18th chapter, in which she uses SFMOMA's collection of photographs to reflect on Jack Spicer, a poet associated with the San Francisco Renaissance of the 1950s.
The New Work series is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and is generously supported by Collectors Forum, the founding patron of the series. Major funding is also provided by Martha and Bruce Atwater, the Mimi and Peter Haas Fund, and Robin Wright and Ian Reeves.
