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Haines Gallery presents three abstract painters in 'The Shape of Looking'

exhibition · 2026-07-12

Haines Gallery in San Francisco is hosting 'The Shape of Looking', a group exhibition featuring three abstract painters: Rebekah Goldstein, Ricardo Mazal, and David Simpson. Each artist explores abstraction through distinct approaches—Goldstein with shaped canvases, Mazal with research-driven meditative works, and Simpson with his light-activated Interference series. The exhibition emphasizes perception, memory, and materiality, inviting viewers to engage in sustained looking. The show is currently on view at Haines Gallery.

Key facts

  • Haines Gallery presents 'The Shape of Looking'
  • Exhibition features Rebekah Goldstein, Ricardo Mazal, and David Simpson
  • Goldstein works with shaped canvases
  • Mazal creates research-driven meditative paintings
  • Simpson's Interference series is light-activated
  • Artists engage color, material, and process
  • Abstraction is approached as an open field shaped by perception and memory
  • Exhibition is on view at Haines Gallery

Entities

Artists

  • Rebekah Goldstein
  • Ricardo Mazal
  • David Simpson

Institutions

  • Haines Gallery

Locations

  • San Francisco

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