Acknowledgments Olivia Shao
When Laura Hoptman invited me to organize an exhibition in 2019, I was more than thrilled to have the opportunity to work with The Drawing Center, an institution that I have admired for many years. Drawings and works on paper are one of my favorite mediums; they can be viewed as a direct transmission from the brain to the hand and the purest germination of an idea. I am extremely grateful to Laura for this incredible invitation, for her belief and support, and for the curatorial freedom she has given me. It has been a pleasure working with the amazing team at The Drawing Center to see this exhibition come to fruition. I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to all the artists and lenders for their participation in the exhibition. Thank you to Jo Baer for taking part in this exhibition and to Renee Brown, Samanthe Rubell, Simone Shields, and Jessica Lally from Pace Gallery for making it possible to show Jo’s exquisite drawings. Sincerest thanks to Raymond Foye for extending time, effort, and generosity; in addition, thank you to Catherine Heinrich and to Ted Turner at Matthew Marks for arranging the Jordan Belson loans. My thanks to Robert Bittenbender and to Matt Keegan for graciously lending work. Thanks also to Nicole Klagsbrun and The Cameron Parsons Foundation for lending works. Thank you to Mel Chin for the wonderful exchanges and Amanda Wiles for lending Mel’s incredible drawing. Thanks to Elizabeth and Michael Childress from the Walter De Maria estate for time and dedication, and to Eva Wildes and the team at Gagosian for assistance with the loan. A special thank you to David Wojciechowski at Shepherd Gallery for very kindly introducing me to Ilka Gedő’s work. Thank you to halley k harrisburg and Michael Rosenfeld for lending from your personal collection and to the team at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
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