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ADAA: The Art Show

November 3 – 6, 2022

Park Avenue Armory, NYC

Booth D4

Robert Kushner

DC Moore Gallery is pleased to present a solo presentation of new paintings by Robert Kushner, rooted in his unhindered admiration for Matisse, shown alongside his 1970s and 1980s fabric pieces from his Pattern & Decoration period.

As one of the founders of the Pattern & Decoration (P&D) Movement in the 1970s, Kushner has continually addressed controversial and often subversive issues involving the interaction of decoration and art. In his work, Kushner has drawn from a unique range of influences, including Islamic and European textiles, Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Pierre Bonnard, and Chinese Literati and Japanese Rinpastyle painters.

Kushner first began using textiles and fabrics in his early performance pieces, in the mid-1970s. In these performances, his cloth costumes would also function as art objects. Through his use of fabric, Kushner connected painting, decoration, and costume, while also addressing gender issues and undermining traditional symbols of male power.

In Kushner’s most recent body of work, his paintings remain overtly beautiful and unapologetically opulent. Among the varied influences in Kushner’s oeuvre, Henri Matisse’s influence has been a continual through-line, as Kushner finds resonance in Matisse’s inclination toward design, love of pattern, expressive drawing, and vibrant color. With layers of pattern and backgrounds created from Japanese kimonos and Indian dupatta fabrics, these new paintings remain deeply connected to Kushner’s early P&D roots.

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Robert Kushner, Blue Flounce, 1975. Acrylic on cotton and polyester fabric, 94 x 84 inches

Robert Kushner
Blue Flounce, 1975
Acrylic on cotton and polyester fabric
94 x 84 inches

Robert Kushner, The Lapis Necklace, 1985. Acrylic, silver leaf, glitter, and mixed fabric on cotton, 59 x 85 inches

Robert Kushner
The Lapis Necklace, 1985
Acrylic, silver leaf, glitter, and mixed fabric on cotton
59 x 85 inches

Robert Kushner, Amaryllis and Marble Table, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen, 48 x 48 inches

Robert Kushner
Amaryllis and Marble Table, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen
48 x 48 inches

Robert Kushner, Young Fig Tree II, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen, 72 x 36 inches

Robert Kushner
Young Fig Tree II, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen
72 x 36 inches

Robert Kushner, Young Fig Tree, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen, 72 x 144 inches

Robert Kushner
Young Fig Tree, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen
72 x 144 inches

Robert Kushner, Camellia Dawn II, 2022. Oil and acrylic on wood panel, 18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner
Camellia Dawn II, 2022
Oil and acrylic on wood panel
18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner, Oribe, Kashiki, Pear, and Suzani, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner
Oribe, Kashiki, Pear, and Suzani, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel
24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner, Orrefors, Peach, and Suzani, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel, 18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner
Orrefors, Peach, and Suzani, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel
18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner, Kashiki, Avocado Pears, Suzani, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner
Kashiki, Avocado Pears, Suzani, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel
24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner, Blue Flounce, 1975. Acrylic on cotton and polyester fabric, 94 x 84 inches

Robert Kushner
Blue Flounce, 1975
Acrylic on cotton and polyester fabric
94 x 84 inches

Robert Kushner, The Lapis Necklace, 1985. Acrylic, silver leaf, glitter, and mixed fabric on cotton, 59 x 85 inches

Robert Kushner
The Lapis Necklace, 1985
Acrylic, silver leaf, glitter, and mixed fabric on cotton
59 x 85 inches

Robert Kushner, Amaryllis and Marble Table, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen, 48 x 48 inches

Robert Kushner
Amaryllis and Marble Table, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen
48 x 48 inches

Robert Kushner, Young Fig Tree II, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen, 72 x 36 inches

Robert Kushner
Young Fig Tree II, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen
72 x 36 inches

Robert Kushner, Young Fig Tree, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen, 72 x 144 inches

Robert Kushner
Young Fig Tree, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on linen
72 x 144 inches

Robert Kushner, Camellia Dawn II, 2022. Oil and acrylic on wood panel, 18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner
Camellia Dawn II, 2022
Oil and acrylic on wood panel
18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner, Oribe, Kashiki, Pear, and Suzani, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner
Oribe, Kashiki, Pear, and Suzani, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel
24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner, Orrefors, Peach, and Suzani, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel, 18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner
Orrefors, Peach, and Suzani, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel
18 x 24 inches

Robert Kushner, Kashiki, Avocado Pears, Suzani, 2022. Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel, 24 x 18 inches

Robert Kushner
Kashiki, Avocado Pears, Suzani, 2022
Oil, acrylic, and conté crayon on wood panel
24 x 18 inches