«Abstraction and Its Discontents» in East Williamsburg did hint
at a zombie formalism, with subjective geometry that approaches a house style for Brooklyn.
Sola constructs a layered parody of trends here (successful in spite of itself and its overextensions), taking aim
at zombie formalism, institutional critique, and interspecies communication.
Not exact matches
Critics could complain of «
zombie formalism,» but
at its best it has little space for either
zombies or
formalism alone.
But the truth is, those works of «
zombie formalism» that do indeed take up a decent amount of real estate down
at Basketball City, well, they're not exactly setting the internet on fire.
Friday night, Nic Rad's solo show
at Victori + Mo imagines an art - historical alter ego to combat
zombie formalism with Ab - Ex passion and millennial pop references.
Dubbed «slacker abstraction», «provisional painting», «neo-
formalism», «casualism» and «
zombie formalism» (as coined by artist and critic Walter Robinson), many of the works in question share an affinity for flatness, process - based approaches, improvised gestures and,
at times, a playful sense of humour.