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We have chosen well known examples from Martin’s diverse body of work – from an early “World Painting”, sumptuous late 1970s “Black Paintings”, geometric works from his “2, 8, 32, 128” series and gestural work from 1987. The exhibition celebrates Martin’s conceptual, process-based approach to art making and his important contribution to Canadian art.

World Paintings (1970-1971)

One of Martin’s first series of paintings were his World Paintings, nineteen paintings, painted all a standard size.

According to Roald Nasgard’s book Abstract Painting in Canada, the World Paintings are “divided into …