james siena

I'm into James Siena. He did it his way. Go see his show at PaceWildenstein, which "includes Siena's signature abstract paintings but also debuts a new working method, as evidenced by the drawings on view. Known for densely patterned paintings, gouaches and drawings generated by the artist's adherence to algorithmic systems, Siena has, in recent years, begun to vary the rigidity of those systems and the rigidity with which those systems are implemented. The result has been works which appear more chaotic and most recently, and surprisingly, a series of drawings where the twisting lines and forms transform into tortured faces of old men and women".


James Siena
PaceWildenstein
545 W. 22nd St.

March 28 - April 26