Installation view of McArthur Binion, “DNA:Work and the Under:Conscious Drawings,” Gray Warehouse, 2020/Courtesy Gray, Chicago/New York
McArthur Binion “DNA:Work and the Under:Conscious Drawings” (Gray Warehouse) Look closely at the eight paintings on view from Binion’s “DNA:Work” series, and you might come across James Baldwin’s old phone number or snippets of the artist’s childhood home. While the minimalist oil-stick paintings might appear as simple grids from afar, a closer view reveals details from Binion’s personal phone book, birth certificate and photographs of his childhood home. Binion’s work has long used intimate details to create deeply emotive abstractions. These drawings are similarly powerful, featuring marks made by both hands simultaneously, an impressive feat of labor and concentration. Opens September 10
