Christopher Wool
‘Wool contrives to pack into his painting energy both abstract and concrete. By his reliance on the limits of the painting process, Wool makes impulsiveness and control, doubt and certainty, presence and absence come together in a single space. He captures a moment of oscillation, which is a priori imperceptible and inexpressible. In that moment, nothing and everything, the expert and the outsider, being and non-being all coexist. Here, where the meaning of system, value, and form are temporarily suspended, Wool has found a way to paint.’ (A. Pontégnie, “At the Limits of Painting,” in
