Tara Donovan Past Jan 13 – Feb 25, 2023 New York Exhibition Details:Tara DonovanJan 13 – Feb 25, 2023Gallery:540 West 25th StreetNew YorkPress:Press ReleaseConnect: (opens in a new window) @pacegalleryAbove: Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2021 © Tara Donovan Pace is pleased to present an exhibition of new and recent work by Tara Donovan at its 540 West 25th Street gallery in New York. On view from January 13 to February 25, the show will bring together a selection of screen drawings made with aluminum insect screen. For these works, which Donovan began creating during the pandemic, she moves, pinches, and cuts the wires of aluminum screen to extract mesmeric patterns from the material’s existing grids. Ranging from just over a foot in height and width to nearly four feet wide and tall, these two-dimensional screen drawings feature unique geometric motifs that produce varied visual effects.Donovan’s screen drawings reflect her longstanding investigations into the possibilities—and limits—of human perception. The artist’s practice, which spans sculpture, installation, drawing, and printmaking, centers on transformations of familiar, everyday objects into talismanic, shapeshifting works of art that fully reveal themselves to viewers during in-person encounters. Requiring sustained contemplation on the part of the viewer, Donovan’s screen drawings change when experienced from different vantage points. With this body of work, the artist brings viewers into a suspended, meditative state, encouraging them to look closely to delve into the screens’ subtleties, nuances, and multitudes.In creating her screen drawings, Donovan uses a mathematical methodology to draw out the phenomenological and illusionistic properties of the material. While some patterns seem to be rendered in relief, others appear to emerge from the depths of the grids. The intricate, layered appearances of Donovan’s patterns belie the artist’s use of one singular piece of screen for each of these works. Interstitial spaces between the lines in her compositions buzz with energy and activity, and all the screen drawings in the artist’s forthcoming exhibition are united by a sense of constant motion. Many also possess a distinctly digital quality that contributes to their aliveness.This body of work can be understood as an extension of Donovan’s gridded relief prints, which she showed in her solo exhibition with Pace in New York in 2021. Donovan’s screen drawings indulge in the variable possibilities that exist within a defined system. In her work across mediums, the artist obscures and breaks down her chosen material—from readymade screens to paper plates and buttons—without obliterating its fundamental essence.“I’ve always been interested in exploring the moment where the conditional relationship of part to whole breaks down,” Donovan has said of her process. “When investigating materials, I am always looking for certain physical traits that can somehow be activated outside the material or object itself.” Read More Featured Works Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2021, aluminum insect screen, 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2021 aluminum insect screen 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2022, aluminum insect screen, 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2022 aluminum insect screen 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2021, aluminum insect screen, 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2021 aluminum insect screen 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2021, aluminum insect screen, 15-1/2" × 15-1/2" × 1-1/4" (39.4 cm × 39.4 cm × 3.2 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2021 aluminum insect screen 15-1/2" × 15-1/2" × 1-1/4" (39.4 cm × 39.4 cm × 3.2 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2021, aluminum insect screen, 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2021 aluminum insect screen 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2021, aluminum insect screen, 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2021 aluminum insect screen 21-1/2" × 21-1/2" × 1-1/4" (54.6 cm × 54.6 cm × 3.2 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2022, aluminum insect screen, 46-1/2" × 46-1/2" × 1-7/8" (118.1 cm × 118.1 cm × 4.8 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2022 aluminum insect screen 46-1/2" × 46-1/2" × 1-7/8" (118.1 cm × 118.1 cm × 4.8 cm) 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 Tara Donovan, Screen Drawing, 2022, aluminum insect screen, 39-1/2" × 39-1/2" × 1-7/8" (100.3 cm × 100.3 cm × 4.8 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Tara Donovan Screen Drawing 2022 aluminum insect screen 39-1/2" × 39-1/2" × 1-7/8" (100.3 cm × 100.3 cm × 4.8 cm) 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 About the ArtistFor over twenty years, Tara Donovan has created large-scale installations, sculptures and drawings that utilize everyday objects to explore the transformative effects of accumulation and aggregation. Known for her commitment to process, she has earned acclaim for her ability to exploit the inherent physical characteristics of an object in order to transform it into works that generate unique perceptual phenomena and atmospheric effects.Learn More Journal View All Essays Pace Artists Reflect on Mark Rothko Oct 17, 2023 Essays Qualitative Quantities by Tara Donovan Aug 23, 2023 Artist Projects Art Blocks x Pace Verso Miami NFT Exhibition Nov 17, 2022 Pace Verso Tara Donovan: QWERTY Sep 27, 2022 Overview Featured Works Journal