ComeClose

Published by CANADA

8.5 x 11 inches

72 pages

This catalogue accompanies ComeClose a solo show by Joan Snyder at CANADA, that ran from January 12 to February 24, 2024. It includes an introduction by Wallace Whitney, a statement by the artist, plus images of sixteen paintings that were included in her exhibition along with painting details and installation views.

Joan Snyder first gained public attention in the early 1970s with her gestural "stroke paintings", which used loose grids to recast the story of abstract painting. Later on, she began to incorporate symbols and text, as the paintings took on a more complex materiality. She is referred to as an autobiographical or confessional artist; her paintings are essentially narratives of both personal and communal experiences. Nature and the landscape have always been another strong focus of her work. Through a fiercely individual approach and persistent experimentation with technique and material, Snyder has extended the expressive potential of painting and inspired generations of emerging artists.