2011 witnesses a major comeback to geometry in visual arts, often in the work of artists whose creation date to the pre-digital era. Another important exhibition opened yesterday at the Maxwell Davidson Gallery: "Geometry: Selected Works from the Estate of Mary Ann Unger". The power of geometry and complex forms was explored in great depth by the late artist, who died of breast cancer in 1998. Unger was mainly known for her large scale three-dimensional public art works at the borderline between architecture and on sculpture, work shown in several major institutions, including the Albright-Knox, Hirschhorn, and Neuberger Museums. The work shown at the Maxwell Davidson Gallery is mainly two-dimensional: repetitions of primary geometric forms originate organic patterns and becomes a grammar for bio-geometric shapes.
A compelling exhibition, celebrating the power and harmony of geometry.
Geometry: Selected Works from the Estate of Mary Ann UngerJune 14 – July 22, 2011
Maxwell Davidson Gallery
724 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor