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Material Space

Aspen

Aug 5–Sep 10, 2021

Detail of painting by Angel Otero

601 East Hyman Ave, 2nd Floor

Aspen, Colorado

Featured artists and designers: Ron Arad, Aldo Bakker, McArthur Binion, Nacho Carbonell, Wendell Castle, Paul Cocksedge, Mary Corse, Vincenzo de Cotiis, Ingrid Donat, Johanna Grawunder, Roger Herman, Shirazeh Houshiary, Karl Lagerfeld, Liza Lou, David Nicolas, Rick Owens, Robert Stadler, and Charles Trevelyan.

Material Space, which will open the first week of August to coincide with Aspen Art Museum’s annual Artcrush, will foreground a group of artists whose practices engage with the influence of minimalism and an exploration of process. Lehmann Maupin will include works from pioneering artist McArthur Binion who alongside his peers, was committed to expanding notions of abstraction in the 1970s and 1980s—a period of artistic exploration and exchange that expanded the then-dominant understanding of artmaking and impacted the discourse of abstraction to this day. Binion’s work will be placed in dialogue with historical and recent works of artists who have similarly honed their material and continued to expand the minimalist tradition, including Mary Corse, Shirazeh Houshiary, and Liza Lou. Carpenters Workshop Gallery will feature several artists who aim to move beyond functionality in their art practices to investigate the intersection of art and design. One can see this with Rick Owens, who will be showing his signature monochromatic pieces that feature a contrasting palette of black and white. Owens’ minimalist vision comes through in his monumental works created in a singular aesthetic, using subtle and rare materials such as Carrara marble and alabaster transformed into stark, geometric forms. His pieces are more sculptural than functional, placing materiality at the forefront.

Installation view of Material Space in Aspen
Installation Views: 1 of 4
Installation view of Material Space in Aspen
Installation Views: 1 of 4
Painting by McArthur Binion

McArthur Binion

History: Of: Application: One, 1978

Painting by McArthur Binion

McArthur Binion

Modern:Ancient:Brown (Ovals), 2021

Artist

Untitled (Copper Grid), 1984

Aaron Wexler

Untitled, 1990

Aaron Wexler

Untitled, 1987

Wall work by Liza Lou

Liza Lou

Honey Magenta | Divide, 2012-2014

Wall work by Liza Lou

Liza Lou

Nightsong (Lovers), 2019

Wall work by Do Ho Suh

Do Ho Suh

Exit Series: Light Bulbs, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 2016

Wall work by Nari Ward

Nari Ward

Breathing Bars Vertical, 2020

Work on paper by Nari Ward

Nari Ward

Constructive intent Constructive possession, 2009

Wall sculpture by Teresita Fernández

Teresita Fernández

Golden (View 3), 2013

Graphite panel by Teresita Fernández

Teresita Fernández

Rise and Fall #19, 2017

Erwin Wurm

House I, 2011

Painting by McArthur Binion

McArthur Binion

Modern:Ancient:Brown, 2021

Painting by McArthur Binion

McArthur Binion

Self:Portrait, 2025

Artist

Untitled, 2022

Painting by Angel Otero

Angel Otero

Untitled, 2012

Wall work by Barry McGee

Barry McGee

Untitled, 2021

Wall work by Barry McGee

Barry McGee

Untitled, 2021