Hanna Hur's 'Annunciation' at Greene Naftali: Grids, Pigment, and the Limits of Figuration

Key facts

• Hanna Hur's solo exhibition 'Annunciation' is on view at Greene Naftali, New York, from 10 September to 31 October.
• The show features paintings that use grids as a paradoxical framework, combining regimented orthogonal lines with entropic liquid paint effects.
• 'Suspension' (2026) is a nearly four-metre diptych with coin-size circles of white and pearlescent pigment over a grid, veiled with lapis lazuli pigment.
• Two paintings titled 'Auto Annunciate' reference Antonello da Messina's 'Virgin Annunciate' (c. 1475) but are criticized for oversimplified, cartoonish lines.
• The diptych 'Angel xvi' features a spinelike pattern at the seam, made of partial circles and horizontal bars.
• Hur uses thinned paint, drawn lines, and raw pigments without added binder, resulting in surfaces lacking obvious texture or lustre.
• The review is published in the October 2026 issue of ArtReview.
• The critic describes being transfixed by 'Suspension' for half an hour, noting that layers seem independent up close but cohere from a distance.