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Tomma Abts

David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Tomma Abts. This will be the artist's debut exhibition at the gallery. Earlier this year, the New Museum in New York hosted the artist's first solo presentation at a U.S. museum; the exhibition is currently on view at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (closes November 9th). The 2006 recipient of the Turner Prize, Abts has had one-person exhibitions at Kunsthalle Kiel, Kiel, Germany (2006); Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland (2005); and Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (2005); among others. Her work has been included in major international exhibitions such as the Berlin Biennial (2006) and the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh (2004), as well as a two-person exhibition with Vincent Fecteau at Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2004).

Abts makes complex paintings whose subject is ultimately the process of their creation. The artist starts each work without a preconceived composition. Guided largely by intuition, she, nevertheless, works within rigid parameters: all canvases are 48 x 38 cm and vertical. Their evolution is evidenced by ridges and uneven texture–the result of methodical overpainting and reworking of the image.

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A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Teite, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Teite, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Bilte, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Bilte, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
Installation view of the exhibition Tomma Abts, at David Zwirner in New York, dated 2008.

Each Tomma Abts painting is the result of an intuitive process, a complex operation of addition and subtraction. Within rigid parameters – unvarying materials and size – she conjures a progression of shapes and colors, building layer upon layer of seemingly spontaneous geometry until the work reaches its culmination: an abstract arrangement in perfect tension.

Texts by Bruce Hainley, Laura Hoptman, and Jan Verwoert Each Tomma Abts painting is the result of an intuitive process, a complex operation of addition and subtraction. Within rigid parameters – unvarying materials and size – she conjures a progress...

Artist: Tomma Abts

A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Isko, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Isko, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Schwiddo, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Schwiddo, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
Installation view of the exhibition Tomma Abts, at David Zwirner in New York, dated 2008.
Installation view of the exhibition Tomma Abts, at David Zwirner in New York, dated 2008.
Installation view of the exhibition Tomma Abts, at David Zwirner in New York, dated 2008.
Installation view of the exhibition Tomma Abts, at David Zwirner in New York, dated 2008.
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Feio, dated 2007.

Tomma Abts

Feio, 2007
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Bilte, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Bilte, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Schwero, dated 2005.

Tomma Abts

Schwero, 2005
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Jeles, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Jeles, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Isko, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Isko, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Nesche, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Nesche, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Teite, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Teite
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Schwiddo, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Schwiddo, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)
A painting by Tomma Abts, titled Lürro, dated 2008.

Tomma Abts

Lürro, 2008
Oil and acrylic on canvas
19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm)

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