| Op Art Revisted at the Albright-Knox |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |
| Tuesday, 22 July 2008 | |
 Victor Vasarely - "Vega-Nor" 1969 (Collection of the Albright-Knox) Unfortunately I'm not planning summer travel to any part of NY above the UES, but the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo will be hosting what looks to be an incredible collection of Op Art masterpieces that they have been quietly collecting over the last 50 years from such luminaries of the medium as Richard Anuskiewicz, Julian Stanczak and Victor Vasarely. The show is on display until January 25, 2009, plenty of time for a trip north later in the year. From the press release for the exhibit: The Op Art movement began in the 1950s only to peak in the mid-1960s and fade from the scene due to a lack of critical interest. More recent works by contemporary artists Tim Bavington, Olafur Eliasson, and Susie Rosmarin are also included in the exhibition to illustrate a resurgence of interest in Op Art. Olafur Eliasson’s work Triple ripple, 2004, a spectacular and elegant installation that uses reflective light to interact with both architectural space and the viewer is being exhibited for the first time. |
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