{"id":11080,"date":"2021-05-20T12:47:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=11080"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:48:18","slug":"remedy-of-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/collage-exhibitions\/remedy-of-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Remedy of Anything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Collector of Cures<\/em> by Donald Baechler
24″x24″; acrylic and fabric collage on canvas; 2020. Courtesy of the artist and McClain Gallery, Houston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remedy of Anything: Donald Baechler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at McClain Gallery in Houston, Texas, USA
15 May-10 July 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Donald Baechler’s exhibition of new work, “Remedy of Anything”, combines combines small collaged paintings with graphite drawings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baechler’s 2-foot square collages, while not new to his oeuvre, lay out an indexical vocabulary which the artist has been developing for decades. Blooming flowers, a swan, a glass half-full (or half empty), a smile: each carries equal heft, mystery, and a dash of good humor. Baechler has been making these small works since 1980. (The size was determined by the availability of cheap pre-stretched canvases in that size). He saw them initially as preparatory work to explore different types of paint, and varying approaches to color and imagery, before attacking larger canvases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Silent Scent #3<\/em> by Donald Baechler
24″x24″; acrylic and fabric collage on canvas; 2020. Courtesy of the artist and McClain Gallery, Houston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore or less every phase of my work as it developed in those years is represented in these paintings,\u201d said Baechler. In 2002, Skira published a monograph to accompany a museum exhibition of 77 of these small works organized by the Galleria d\u2019Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in San Marino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baechler created these works during the pandemic with titles like Collector of Cures<\/em> and The Window Wish<\/em>. Viewers may find themselves contemplating the healing power of art-making when our future is so unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

McClain Gallery<\/strong>
2242 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas 77098 USA
(713) 520-9988<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours (appointment recommended):
Tuesday-Saturday, Noon-4PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Remedy of Anything: Donald Baechler at McClain Gallery in Houston, Texas, USA15 May-10 July 2021 Donald Baechler’s exhibition of new work, “Remedy of Anything”, combines combines small collaged paintings with graphite drawings. Baechler’s 2-foot square collages, while…<\/p>\n

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