Mel Bochner: Exasperations

London  5 June - 13 July 2019
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This new series of Bochner’s word paintings marks a radical departure for the artist.

Simon Lee Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of new paintings on velvet by American artist Mel Bochner. This is the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.

For nearly 60 years Bochner’s intellectual and material analysis of painting, photography and sculpture has yielded ground-breaking works that explore the intersection of linguistic and visual representation. As a leading figure within the conceptual and post-minimal art movements of the 1960s, he experimented in complicating the relationship between image and language. 

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Installation Views
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019 Simon Lee Gallery London, UK Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

Mel Bochner: Exasperations, 2019

Simon Lee Gallery

London, UK

Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery. Photo: Prudence Cuming

Selected Works
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah / Look Who’s Talking, 2019

Mel Bochner

Blah, Blah, Blah / Look Who’s Talking, 2019
Oil on velvet
149.9 x 227.3 cm (59 1/8 x 89 1/2 in.) in 2 parts
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah / I've Had It Up To Here / $#!+, 2019

Mel Bochner

Blah, Blah, Blah / I've Had It Up To Here / $#!+, 2019
Oil on velvet
224.8 x 227.3 cm (88 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.) in 3 parts
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Seriously, 2019

Mel Bochner

Seriously, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Kick Against The Pricks, 2019

Mel Bochner

Kick Against The Pricks, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Mistakes Were Made, 2019

Mel Bochner

Mistakes Were Made, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, It Goes Without Saying, 2019

Mel Bochner

It Goes Without Saying, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, I Forget What I Forgot, 2019

Mel Bochner

I Forget What I Forgot, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Are You Out Of Your Fucking Mind?, 2019

Mel Bochner

Are You Out Of Your Fucking Mind?, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, It Is What It Is / It Could Be Worse, 2019

Mel Bochner

It Is What It Is / It Could Be Worse, 2019
Oil on velvet
149.9 x 227.3 cm (59 1/8 x 89 1/2 in.) in 2 parts
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Do I Have To Draw You a Picture, 2019

Mel Bochner

Do I Have To Draw You a Picture, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)
Artwork: Mel Bochner, Ass Backwards, 2019

Mel Bochner

Ass Backwards, 2019
Oil on velvet
74.9 x 227.3 cm (29 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.)

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