Sanford Wurmfeld's Color Investigations at Ceysson & Bénétière

Sanford Wurmfeld's exhibition 'Squares 1971–74' at Ceysson & Bénétière in New York presents six paintings and one study from 1971 to 1974. Wurmfeld, the youngest artist in MoMA's 1968 'Art of the Real' curated by Eugene C. Goossen, explores the temporality of perception through color. His works divide a square canvas into nine symmetrical squares, each further subdivided into one-inch squares, using a palette of four hues. Unlike Bridget Riley, Julian Stanczak, or Richard Anuszkiewicz, Wurmfeld avoids black-and-white and illusionism. His method, comparable to Josef Albers's 'Homage to the Square', forces the viewer's eye to constantly readjust, emphasizing that looking is a temporal act. The exhibition runs through June 20 at 956 Madison Ave.