Pacita Abad: Underwater Wilderness, Tina Kim Gallery, New York
“I always see the world through color, although my vision, perspective, and paintings are constantly influenced by new ideas and changing environments.”
— Pacita Abad (1946–2004)
Tina Kim Gallery presents “Underwater Wilderness,” the gallery’s second solo show dedicated to the late Filipina-American artist Pacita Abad. Featuring eight monumental trapuntos, a form of textile-painting that Pacita pioneered, this exhibition offers a focused selection of significant work created between 1985 and 1989 from a small series inspired by the artist’s fantastical experiences scuba diving in the Philippines. The whimsical paintings originally debuted as an immersive installation in 1986 at the Ayala Museum in Manila, and will be reunited in New York for the first time since their 1987 display at the Philippine Center. On view at the gallery from June 27th to August 16th, this stirring presentation runs concurrently with Pacita’s major retrospective at MoMA PS1, which closes on September 2nd before traveling to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
Thu 27 Jun 2024 to Fri 16 Aug 2024
525 West 21st Street, NY 10011
Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
