Cheim & Read Gallery hosts panel on Al Held's 1950s gestural abstraction works

On Wednesday at 6 PM, Cheim & Read Gallery will host a panel discussion focused on Al Held's early gestural abstraction from the 1950s. Moderated by David Cohen, the event will include insights from exhibition catalogue essayist Matthew Israel and artists Keltie Ferris and Nathlie Provosty. This dialogue coincides with the fourth exhibition in Cheim & Read's ongoing survey of Held's work, which is presented in collaboration with Nathalie Karg Gallery. The exhibition emphasizes Held's significant period in Paris while on the G.I. Bill and his return to New York, where he delved into dimensionality, color, grid structures, and geometric motifs, laying the groundwork for his renowned "Alphabet" paintings. The address for the event is 547 West 25th Street, situated between 10th and 11th avenues.