Online Viewing Room All Creatures Great and Small Apr 21 – May 5, 2020Curated by Michaela Mohrmann, Susan Dunne, and Samanthe Rubell All Creatures Great and Small presents abstract and figurative art that evokes the marvelous vitality, as well as vulnerability, of our planet’s flora and fauna. Borrowed from a work on view, the exhibition’s title also cites the opening verse of the nineteenth-century hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” which describes the genesis of the world in all its astonishing diversity. Many of the works in the exhibition share a similar sense of wonder and reverence for living creatures, no matter how minute. Ranging from the whimsical to the wistful, they touch upon humankind’s relationship to nature—including as a possible conduit to transcendence and spirituality—and invite viewers to consider the nature of creation, whether biological, artistic, or divine. Organized into three thematic sections with titles drawn from the blank verse of Mary Oliver, who rhapsodized about the animal kingdom, this exhibition features works by Yto Barrada, Alexander Calder, Harry Callahan, Nigel Cooke, Jean Dubuffet, Emmet Gowin, Peter Hujar, Alex Katz, Richard Misrach, Thomas Nozkowski, Michal Rovner, Raqib Shaw, James Siena, Kiki Smith, Tony Smith, Richard Tuttle, and Fred Wilson. Read More Kiki Smith, All Creatures Great and Small, 1997, neon, 11-1/2" x 8' 2" x 2-1/2" Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Kiki Smith All Creatures Great and Small 1997 neon 11-1/2" x 8' 2" x 2-1/2" $150,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Peter Hujar, Rabbit, Westown, 1978, pigmented ink print, 14-3/4" × 14-3/4" (37.5 cm × 37.5 cm), image 20" × 16" (50.8 cm × 40.6 cm), paper Learn More In the Family of ThingsVital to our environment, animals have also long served as the protagonists of our myths and moral tales. In this cosmological capacity, they have oriented humankind, helping us find our place in “a family of things.” Many of the ensuing works capture the quiet dignity of wild creatures as if to erode our anthropocentrism and replace it with kinship. With its perfectly circular eye mirroring the camera’s lens, the rabbit photographed by Peter Hujar returns our gaze with force. Just as powerful, a bird depicted by Kiki Smith appears to momentarily override the bars of its cage with its song. When the human figure appears, as in the work of Nigel Cooke and Jean Dubuffet, it is primal, even feral—of, not separate from, the world of beasts. Close modal Peter Hujar Rabbit, Westown 1978 pigmented ink print 14-3/4" × 14-3/4" (37.5 cm × 37.5 cm), image 20" × 16" (50.8 cm × 40.6 cm), paper Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Nigel Cooke, Diana, 2017, oil on linen, 10-1/16" × 7-7/8" Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Nigel Cooke Diana 2017 oil on linen 10-1/16" × 7-7/8" Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Kiki Smith, Sunrise, Sunset, 2016, aluminum, 19-1/4" × 12-3/4" × 7" (48.9 cm × 32.4 cm × 17.8 cm), overall 13" × 12-3/4" × 5/16" (33 cm × 32.4 cm × 0.8 cm), sculpture 9" × 11" × 7" (22.9 cm × 27.9 cm × 17.8 cm), stand Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Kiki Smith Sunrise, Sunset 2016 aluminum 19-1/4" × 12-3/4" × 7" (48.9 cm × 32.4 cm × 17.8 cm), overall 13" × 12-3/4" × 5/16" (33 cm × 32.4 cm × 0.8 cm), sculpture 9" × 11" × 7" (22.9 cm × 27.9 cm × 17.8 cm), stand How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Kiki Smith, Wives and Mistresses, 2019, bronze and white sapphires, 1-1/4" × 7/8" × 2-3/4" (3.2 cm × 2.2 cm × 7 cm) unique Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Kiki Smith Wives and Mistresses 2019 bronze and white sapphires 1-1/4" × 7/8" × 2-3/4" (3.2 cm × 2.2 cm × 7 cm) unique How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Sunrise, Sunset bird and Ursula von Rydingsvard's Hand in Net, a polaroid photo by Kiki Smith of her home © Kiki Smith, 2020 Kiki Smith © 2020 Katharina Poblotzki Kiki Smith, Milky way, 2011, Murrini with push pin, glass and plastic glitter, gold leaf and ink on Nepalese paper mounted on canvas, 72" x 76" Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Kiki Smith Milky way 2011 Murrini with push pin, glass and plastic glitter, gold leaf and ink on Nepalese paper mounted on canvas 72" x 76" $85,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Click to hear curator Michaela Mohrmann discuss Kiki Smith's Milky Way. Kiki Smith, Call, 2009, ink, mica and glitter on Nepalese paper, 30" x 20", 33" x 23" x 1-1/2", frame Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Kiki Smith Call 2009 ink, mica and glitter on Nepalese paper 30" x 20", 33" x 23" x 1-1/2", frame How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Kiki Smith, Call (detail), 2009, ink, mica and glitter on Nepalese paper, 30" x 20" (76.2 cm x 50.8 cm), 33" x 23" x 1-1/2", frame Alexander Calder, Walking Elephant, 1925, watercolor on paper, 13-3/4" x 13-1/2" © 2020 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Learn More Close modal Alexander Calder Walking Elephant 1925 watercolor on paper 13-3/4" x 13-1/2" © 2020 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Alexander Calder, Untitled, c. 1942, brass wire and string, 15-3/8" × 9-1/2" × 10-1/2" © 2020 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Carousel slide 5 Carousel slide 6 Carousel slide 7 Carousel slide 8 Carousel slide 9 Carousel slide 10 Carousel slide 11 Carousel slide 12 Carousel slide 13 Carousel slide 14 Alexander Calder Untitled c. 1942 brass wire and string 15-3/8" × 9-1/2" × 10-1/2" © 2020 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Jean Dubuffet, Celebrator (Kraft), 1973, screenprint, 30" x 22", 32" x 24" x 1-5/8", frame, Edition of 10 Learn More Close modal Jean Dubuffet Celebrator (Kraft) 1973 screenprint 30" x 22", 32" x 24" x 1-5/8", frame, Edition of 10 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Tony Smith, Seed, 1968, steel, painted black, 4' × 5' × 8' 10" Learn More A Box Full of DarknessIn Mary Oliver’s poem “The Uses of Sorrow,” sadness is “a box full of darkness" as well as a “gift” to be cherished. Likewise, the works in this section muddle stark dualities, such as good and evil, life and death, or insider and outsider, by referencing the complexity of nature. The somber hue and austere geometry of Tony Smith’s sculpture is at odds with its title, Seed, which conjures a pattern of organic, verdant growth antithetical to Minimalism. In the paintings of Thomas Nozkowski and Alex Katz, color is on the verge of overtaking darkness, while Michal Rovner finds historical clarity by joining the nighttime world of jackals, symbols for pariahs since biblical times. Close modal Tony Smith Seed 1968 steel, painted black 4' × 5' × 8' 10" $500,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift. Mary Oliver, The Uses of SorrowIn celebration of National Poetry Month, we invite you to learn more about poet Mary Oliver by visiting the (opens in a new window) Poetry Foundation. Emmet Gowin, Nuclear Test Craters on Yucca Flat, Area 10, Nevada Test Site, 1996, toned gelatin silver print, 13-7/8" × 13-3/4", image 20" × 16", paper 24-1/8" × 21-1/4" × 1-1/8", frame Learn More “[A] void boundless as the nether sky appeared beneath us, and we...hung over this immensity; but I said: if you please we will commit ourselves to this void and see whether providence is here also.”William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Responding to The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Gowin states, “I like that Blake equates evil with energy and exuberance, with life and places the human task as the reconciliation of these two opposites,” a sentiment manifest in his pictures of landscapes decimated by nuclear bomb testing. Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Emmet Gowin Nuclear Test Craters on Yucca Flat, Area 10, Nevada Test Site 1996 toned gelatin silver print 13-7/8" × 13-3/4", image 20" × 16", paper 24-1/8" × 21-1/4" × 1-1/8", frame $15,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Why?, 2018, blown glass, 18-1/2" × 7-1/2" × 3" Learn More "Glass is always a liquid. It never completely solidifies. Even though it looks like it’s solid, it’s actually still moving. And so making it in these drip forms made inherent sense for the material. And I wanted to use black glass, because it represents ink, it represents oil, it represents tar."Fred Wilson Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Fred Wilson Why? 2018 blown glass 18-1/2" × 7-1/2" × 3" How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Alex Katz, Twilight 2, 2007, oil on board, 12" x 9" Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Alex Katz Twilight 2 2007 oil on board 12" x 9" How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Alex Katz in his studio in Lincolnville, Maine, 1996, photography by Vivien Bittencourt © Alex Katz "The farther North you get the less white light you get, the more color. And I thought the color around here is really just marvelous. And that was a big reason for coming here."Alex Katz on his Maine studio Thomas Nozkowski, Untitled (L-50), 2014, oil on paper, 22" x 30", 29-1/2" x 37-1/2" x 1-1/2", frame Learn More "Tom would tell you of his inspirations from nature, which I never once understood. Whatever story he was pleased to believe sailed over my head. All I could know is that it issued in something amazing to look at."Peter Schjeldahl Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Thomas Nozkowski Untitled (L-50) 2014 oil on paper 22" x 30", 29-1/2" x 37-1/2" x 1-1/2", frame $75,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Michal Rovner, Night - 17, 2016, archival pigment print, 28-13/16" × 43-5/16", 30" x 44-1/2" x 2", frame, Edition of 7 + 2 APs Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Michal Rovner Night - 17 2016 archival pigment print 28-13/16" × 43-5/16", 30" x 44-1/2" x 2", frame, Edition of 7 + 2 APs Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Jean Dubuffet, Paysage avec 2 personnages, May 8, 1980, black ink on paper with collage, 13-3/4 x 10", 20-1/2" x 16-5/8" x 1-5/8", frame Learn More "Personally, I believe very much in values of savagery; I mean: instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness."Jean Dubuffet Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Jean Dubuffet Paysage avec 2 personnages May 8, 1980 black ink on paper with collage 13-3/4 x 10", 20-1/2" x 16-5/8" x 1-5/8", frame Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Harry Callahan, Ivy Tentacles on Glass, Chicago, c. 1952, gelatin silver print, image, 7 5/8" x 9 1/2", paper, 8" x 10", frame, 14" x 17" x 1" Learn More Full of Gorgeous LifeThrough an emphasis on variety, the multiplication of minute details, and fields of luminous color, the following works convey the plenitude and vitality of nature. Works by James Siena, Harry Callahan, and Richard Tuttle teem with botanical forms that appear ready to transcend their borders. Expansiveness is also suggested through color in works by Alex Katz and Richard Misrach, conveying an uplifting sense of possibility. Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Harry Callahan Ivy Tentacles on Glass, Chicago c. 1952 gelatin silver print image, 7 5/8" x 9 1/2", paper, 8" x 10", frame, 14" x 17" x 1" $20,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Harry Callahan, Ivy Tentacles on Glass, Chicago (detail), c. 1952, gelatin silver print, image, 7-5/8" x 9-1/2" paper, 8" x 10" James Siena, Kinked Loop, 2009-2010, graphite and ink on paper, 8" x 6-1/4",14-1/8 x 12-3/16 x 1", frame Learn More Close modal James Siena Kinked Loop 2009-2010 graphite and ink on paper 8" x 6-1/4",14-1/8 x 12-3/16 x 1", frame Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Emmet Gowin, Index 35, October 2010, Bolivia, 2010, digital inkjet print, 14" × 8-5/8", image, 19" × 13", paper Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Emmet Gowin Index 35, October 2010, Bolivia 2010 digital inkjet print 14" × 8-5/8", image, 19" × 13", paper $4,500 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Yto Barrada, Red Palm, 2016, steel structure with galvanised sheet metal and coloured electrical bulbs, media player, sound bar, electrical wiring and Oak Base, 79-15/16" × 52-3/4" × 26-3/8", Edition of 3 + 1 AP Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Carousel slide 5 Yto Barrada Red Palm 2016 steel structure with galvanised sheet metal and coloured electrical bulbs, media player, sound bar, electrical wiring and Oak Base 79-15/16" × 52-3/4" × 26-3/8", Edition of 3 + 1 AP How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Raqib Shaw, Kyoto Summer Song, 2018, acrylic, graphite, and enamel on paper, 15-3/8" × 14-9/16", 17-13/16" × 17", frame Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Carousel slide 5 Raqib Shaw Kyoto Summer Song 2018 acrylic, graphite, and enamel on paper 15-3/8" × 14-9/16", 17-13/16" × 17", frame How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Click to hear curator Michaela Mohrmann discuss Yto Barrada's Red Palm. Click to hear Raqib Shaw discuss his work Kyoto Summer Song. Richard Tuttle, Hello, the Roses 10, 2011-2012, wood, rope, insulation foam, tissue paper, paper, 36-1/16" x 14-9/16" x 7-7/8" Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Richard Tuttle Hello, the Roses 10 2011-2012 wood, rope, insulation foam, tissue paper, paper 36-1/16" x 14-9/16" x 7-7/8" $85,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Alex Katz, Two Boats #2, 2002, oil on board, 10-1/4" x 11-3/4" Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Alex Katz Two Boats #2 2002 oil on board 10-1/4" x 11-3/4" To learn more about Alex Katz, watch (opens in a new window) his interview with PBS. How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Richard Misrach, Untitled (Acrobat Super Grid #3), 2012, pigment print mounted to Dibond, 59" × 79-1/4", image, paper and mount, 63" × 82-1/2" × 3", frame, Edition of 5 + 1 AP Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Richard Misrach Untitled (Acrobat Super Grid #3) 2012 pigment print mounted to Dibond 59" × 79-1/4", image, paper and mount, 63" × 82-1/2" × 3", frame, Edition of 5 + 1 AP $70,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back To inquire about any of the artists or works featured in this exhibition, please email inquiries@pacegallery.com. Read More Past, All Creatures Great and Small, Apr 21, 2020