A basic appreciation of abstract painting might begin with allowing oneself to be seduced by the formal elements of composition—color, shape, line and texture. To be actually moved by such work, emoti…
Jack Pierson's show at New York's Cheim & Read, "onthisisland" (through Aug. 29), combines candy-colored compositions of oil, paint, sand and wax on canvas with subtle graphite drawings and…
When Jack Pierson talks about his work, he speaks in several voices. One second he’s holding court like a world-famous artist giving an interview, the next he’s rattling off details about…
When working with text, Jack Pierson arranges letters recovered from dismantled movie marquees and other commercial signs into generically emotive words, tying the subcultural histories of West Coast…