The series begins with "In the Pink," a group of eleven works in various media that all engage with the color pink. The phrase “in the pink,” however, predates the word’s association with the color. The English idiom, meaning to be at the peak of health or in perfect condition, referred originally to the dianthus flower, considered in the 1500s to be the pinnacle of excellence in floral …
The series begins with "In the Pink," a group of eleven works in various media that all engage with the color pink. The phrase “in the pink,” however, predates the word’s association with the color. The English idiom, meaning to be at the peak of health or in perfect condition, referred originally to the dianthus flower, considered in the 1500s to be the pinnacle of excellence in floral design. From Terry Allen’s surrealist, diagrammatical figures overflowing with bubblegum flesh to Heather Gwen Martin’s restrained, elegant abstraction on palest rose, to Rebecca Campbell’s lush …