Jack Goldstein Paintings To Open

At Mitchell-Innes & Nash May 29

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JACK GOLDSTEIN PAINTINGS TO OPEN AT MITCHELL-INNES & NASH MAY 29

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NEW YORK CITY — Mitchell-Innes & Nash will present an exhibition of paintings by Jack Goldstein in its Chelsea gallery May 29–July 31. The eight works in the show will include several large-scale canvases, works on paper and an important early triptych, all from the 1980s.

These meticulously executed paintings depict dramatic events such as war scenes, lightning storms and volcanoes, blurring the line between natural and manmade disasters.

Goldstein (1945–2003) is among the most influential postmodern artists of the 1970s and 80s and is widely recognized for his pioneering work in sound, film and paintings. He first came to prominence in Douglas Crimp’s “Pictures” exhibition at Artists Space in 1977 alongside Robert Longo and Sherrie Levine. That exhibition and its accompanying essay heralded a new generation of artists deeply engaged with popular culture and the appropriation of mass media images.

Goldstein’s work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, most recently in the 2004 Whitney Biennial; “Super Vision” at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2006; and “Los Angeles (1955–1985)” at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2006.

Mitchell-Innes & Nash Chelsea is at 534 West 26th Street. For information, 212-744-7400 or www.miandn.com.