Not exact matches
More than 20 large -
scale oil paintings will be on view
alongside 50 never - before - exhibited works from the 1930s, which show the artist working in watercolor and gouache on paper.
This exhibition sees Williams engage with large
scale painting and ceramic forms, incorporating gold leaf and sand,
alongside raw pigment and
oil paint, to produce affect in his experimental, and textural works.
For it's U.S. premiere at SFMOMA, the video work will be paired with an unprecedented showing of The Deluge (1805), a visceral and ravishing large -
scale oil painting by the 19th century English Romantic artist J.M.W. Turner, selected specifically by Akomfrah to be shown
alongside his work and on loan from London's Tate.
The Vigorous Imagination is notable for its pioneering inclusion of large -
scale installation and performance
alongside impressive, vibrant
oil paintings.