Sterling Ruby Presents Thought-Provoking “Turbines” Paintings at Gagosian New York

“I wanted these paintings to feel turbulent, frenetic, and convulsive.”

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On November 10, Gagosian opened a solo exhibition starring artist Sterling Silver’s new set of abstract paintings at one of their many gallery spaces in New York.

In the series named “Turbines,” Ruby implemented the same materials that characterize his earlier “WIDW” paintings. Yet for “Turbines,” the artist incorporated sharp yet energetic diagonal forms, referencing not only turbines and windmills, but also illustrating destructive forces such as hurricanes, explosions, fires, and wars, pushed to the edges of the frames.

The American artist is known for using a large variety of mediums for his works while citing a diverse range of influences and sources. “Turbines” not only encapsulates Ruby’s desire to create thought-provoking art that is also pictorial, figurative, and didactic. On the topic, Sterling Ruby explained, “I wanted these paintings to feel turbulent, frenetic, and convulsive. I keep asking myself, how can I make something that inevitably reflects the charged time in which we live, to evoke a political tension, without being explicitly bound to that interpretation?”

Sterling Ruby’s “Turbines” exhibition is showing now, til December 23 at the Gagosian Gallery space on West 21st Street, New York. Preview the exhibitions and artworks in the gallery above, or visit Gagosian’s website for more information.

Gagosian
522 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10011

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