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BLACK + BLUE
An exhibition of paintings, sculpture and works on paper featuring works from 1912-2018
by Bell, Jackson, Lesko, Strautmanis and Willis

Couturier Christian Dior quipped, “Midnight blue is the only color that can compete with black”. Looking at the work featured in BLACK + BLUE, one can also make the case for royal blue. The impetus for this exhibition was the acquisition of Black Wedge by Thornton Willis (1980). The geometric simplicity of the composition and the limited palette of black, blue and white are somehow spiritual. It led to further inquiry and exploration about the use …