Philip Taaffe New Paintings at Luhring Augustine - from Jame Kalm



James Kalm braves frantic preparations for "historic snow fall" and pedals out to view new works by one of this era's most recognized painters, Philip Taaffe. This selection of five large scale paintings presents the artist's signature techniques a melding of print, staining, silkscreen and other applications of pigment that produce a unique and decorative composition, while remaining mysteriously formalistic. A musical introduction was captured spontaneously at Bedford Avenue and North Seventh Street on the trip to the gallery.

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