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JILLMOSER April19June92012ReceptionApril2668pmLENNONWEINBERGINC.514West25StreetNewYorkNY100012129410012lennonweinberg.comJILLMOSERNEWPAINTINGS Equivalents2012oilacryliconcanvas70x73inchesdetailopposite ClockofPink2011oilacryliconcanvas39x41inches JillMosersnewpaintingsaresimultaneouslyincandescentandreezingliketropicalbirdspreeningonaniceberg.Thewhitegroundsetsthetemperaturebutthegesturalmembranesosilverpaintestablishtheultra-cooltoneaoatingqualitythatpositsahypnoticdislocationasanobservedconditionomodernlieandaseed-bedoranecessaryrediscoveryandrestatementothebeautiul.Moserspaintingsaccomplishthistaskanditsonemeasureotheirdepththattheybeginbyremindingusoartthatmightserveastheirprecedentandthenshowingushowandwhytheyturnawaytowardssomethingelse.Ataquickglanceandromadistancethepaintingsevokeamen-tholatedEuropeanrenditionopost-warpaintingaSchooloPariscoolingdownodeKooningandPollock.TheirimpeccablesenseostylewilldrawyouinwhereyoucanconfrmthattheyaresimplybettermadethanmostpaintingsbytheaptlynamedInormelartists.Mosersvirtuosityismostdazzlingwhenitseemstopullbackromtheveryshowinessitcourts.Hergorgeouselasticsenseolineandbrushedgesturehasexpandedintosev-eraldierentregistersobrushwidthvelocityandcolor.ThejourneyoherworkhasbeenaslowevolutionromarelativemonochrometoachoreographeddispensationoourfveandsixcolorseachassignedtoaspecifcgesturaltypeomarkmakingasetodefnedmovementsinitslocationlikeaMerceCunninghamdancerwearingaparticularcolorocostumeandoccupyingaspecifclocationonastage.Onecharacterinthesenseoboththecalligraphicandfguralmightbemakingalargeslowencompassingmovementwhileanadjacentchar-actermightbelunginganddarting.AthirdcharacterthecerisepinktriangleatthebottomoClockofPink2011orinstancewillmakeuriousinwardsgestureslikehandsandfngerswiggling.CaughtintheActJillMosersSuspendedPresent Idonotchoosethedancemetonymieslightly.MoserorwardedmehernotesonherrecentpaintingsandamongthemisthispassageinwhichshereerstothechoreographyoElizabethStrebInthesepaintingsIhaveopenedupthatstagebycreatingmoredifcultlessfxedspacesthatletinmoredisruptivecharactersactionfgurestoroam.AndshespeaksdirectlyoheradmirationorPinaBausch.FromPinahaveworktouchthatplacesheplumbedwhereintimatesimplegesturesmovementinrepetitionenactarangeoearsanddesires.Theeroticsothattheverveodescriptionthatthebodytranscribesinspace.InspiteoherambitiontoaddressandbearintensitiesoeelingMoserisnooolorunexaminedinheritedRomanticism.JustasBauschwoulddressherdancersinprtporterandleavethemoutonastreetcornerwholesectionsoMosersactionbrushworkmayactuallybealow-techprintromablottingopreviousbrushworkaghosttranserothenearbyprimarymark.Theblottingitselsoaksupanyexcessshineandpusheshergesturalcharactersdeeperintotheshimmeringfeldothepaintingromwhichtheymightotherwisedeclareahierarchicalfguregroundsepara-tiontooquicklyandeasily.TheeectisastrangeopticaloatingabovethebodyatechnicalremoveromtheRomanticcultospontaneitythatopenextendedbrushworktendstoinvoke.InthissheismuchclosertoWarholsaythantheInormelpainters.Thisdetachmentanexpressionoknowingisitselaeelingaswellasathought.InMoserspaintingsIseetheopposingvectorsoPopandAbstractExpressionismconvergingatthepointotimesarrowslicingintothepresent.StephenWestall RoughCut2011oilacryliconcanvas53x50inches WhileTurning2011oilacryliconcanvas55x56inches WildTurningYougoandcomeagainasiwithoutnoticingorIfndmyselmotionlessrememberinghowinonemomentallthatwasunsaidburstliketheskyonthe4thoJulyorjustater.CharlesBernstein2012 Shelter2011oilacryliconcanvas29x31inches Vinyl2012oilacryliconcanvas37x40inches Tuning2012oilacryliconcanvas50x53inchesdetailopposite Clearing2011oilacryliconcanvas29x31inchesdetailopposite JillMoserlivesandworksinNewYorkCity.Shehasexhibitedsincethe1980singalleriesandmuseumsthroughouttheUnitedStatesandEurope.RecentprojectsincludeanartistbookwithpoetCharlesBernsteincollaborationswithdesignerMarionCageandprinteditionswithLandfallPressBurnetEditionsMid-MarkStudioandBrandX.HerpaintingsdrawingsandprintsareincludedinmanymuseumcollectionsincludingTheMetropolitanMuseumofArtTheMuseumofModernArtTheMuseumofFineArtsHoustonTheNationalGalleryofArtYaleUniversityArtMuseumFoggArtMuseumandTheNationalLibraryofFrance.ShehastaughtatvariousuniversitiesincludingPrincetonUniversityandVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.JillMoserisrepresentedinNewYorkbyLennonWeinberg.HHADesignNYCPhotographybyKevinNoblefrontbackcoverClockofPinkdetail LENNONWEINBERGINC.514West25StreetNewYorkNY100012129410012lennonweinberg.com