Joseph Marioni,
installation view
with Yellow
Painting.
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david ebony's
new york top ten
Joseph Marioni
at peter blum
October 19, 1996 - Jan. 11, 1997
In the Minimalist arena alone, New York
this season has an embarrassment of riches.
There are Ellsworth Kelly shows at the
Guggenheim and Matthew Marks, and Richard
Serra's nasty (and fantastic) heavy metal
blocks are at Gagosian downtown. But Peter
Blum's stunning exhibition of recent works
by Joseph Marioni is my favorite. Facing
the gallery entrance, a large (9 x 6 ft.)
Yellow Painting, like a giant beacon, lures
gallery visitors inside a space filled with
dense monochrome canvases. Once surrounded
by these glowing panels, you are never let
down. Each of the glassy surfaces encases a
vibrant, pulsating color just screaming to
get out into the world. The small Red
Painting, for instance, is particularly
potent. A quiet drip of bright vermilion
near the bottom of the canvas adds wild
drama to this surface that seems at once
ossified and alive. Marioni's subtle
layering results in colors that I don't
believe I have ever seen before.
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