On view through January 26, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 12-5 PM
Museum admission is always free.
Linda Reville Eisenberg is the 2021 Top Honors winner of the 83rd Artist Members Exhibition, selected by Antwaun Sargent, Gagosian director and curator.
Eisenberg explores a variety of genres within the art historical canon as a form of meditation and a means to establish a personal connection to her subject matter. She drew inspiration initially from 1920s German portraiture and later from the Dutch still-life tradition and the concept of the memento mori. Both her portraits and her still-life paintings have minimal backgrounds—in contrast to the opulence and abundance characteristic of seventeenth-century still-lifes—placing the focus on a singular subject or object. The final compositions combine painting from life, from personal photographs, and from imagery collected from various sources. The objects she paints are accentuated by the negative space surrounding them, which is as important as the objects themselves. The works selected for the presentation Still emphasize the intimate connection between creator and subject matter, as for Eisenberg, painting is an act of discovery and curiosity, akin to meeting a new person. Capturing the timeless and universal qualities of still life, her spare paintings elevate her subjects, celebrating quiet simplicity and offering calm amid the clamor of contemporary life.
This exhibition is organized by Melanie Crader, director of visual arts, with Philippa Content, museum registrar and exhibition coordinator.
Photo: Gary Mamay
