October 22 - November 26, 2022
From Barry Whistler Gallery:
“Matt Kleberg: Slipstream
Kleberg’s work borrows from architectural and ornamental references such as altars, theater sets, and stages, all spaces that frame specific actions and actors, suggesting an interest in performativity, whether ritual or theatrical.
The two big paintings featured in this exhibition are called Boxspring Slipstream and Splitscreen Slipstream. Kleberg expresses that he’s drawn to the idea of a slipstream, this space one passes easily through, almost as if carried along, juxtaposed with boxspring and splitscreen, both more or less ideas/forms that play with flatness, frames, supports. This interest is shown in recent work; an interest in a tension between seeing the paintings as invitations to entry and as barriers.
Kleberg works on paper to workshop potential painting compositions. They are iterated and reiterated over and over until something pops, at which point he jumps over to a larger canvas. Showing the paintings and drawings in dialogue together encapsulates a full process on the wall- conception, iteration, and realization. “
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