Alexandre Gallery Presents Lois Dodd and Brett Bigbee in Dual Exhibition of Perceptual Painting

From February 26 through April 4, 2015, Alexandre Gallery presented a two-person exhibition featuring Lois Dodd and Brett Bigbee at its 13th floor location in the Fuller Building at 41 East 57th Street in New York. The show highlighted their distinct approaches within perceptual painting, a tradition the author argues has been neglected by major museums in favor of abstraction. Dodd displayed small panels with subjects like landscapes, windows, and flower studies, including the 2014 work "Reflected Light on Brick Wall, December," which featured an unusual penciled grid of bricks beneath transparent paint layers. Bigbee contributed two portraits: "Josie Over Time" (2011-15) and "Maxine" (2012-13), the latter noted for its seemingly unfinished quality with a flat background and scarlet-outlined eyes. The exhibition positioned both artists against contemporary trends, suggesting their work offers an alternative to MoMA's "Forever Now" show. Dodd's long-established reputation among artists contrasts with Bigbee's meticulous, slow output of canvases that create self-contained worlds. The review emphasizes how both artists' techniques minimize brushwork to achieve refined color modulations, challenging simplistic associations of expression with gestural painting.