Eve Aschheim and Paul Pagk Exhibit Diagrammatic Abstraction in New York Galleries

Eve Aschheim and Paul Pagk present exhibitions of diagrammatic abstract painting in New York galleries, with Aschheim's show closing this weekend. Aschheim, head of Princeton University's Visual Arts Program, displays drawings at Lori Bookstein Fine Art in a two-person exhibition with sculptor Karlis Rekevics. Her works on Duralene Mylar paper use black-and-white gesso, ink, and graphite, resembling architectural plans or musical scores. Poet David Shapiro provided titles like "The Summer Caesura" and "Industrial Strength" for her pieces. Paul Pagk exhibits at Moti Hasson Gallery, creating oil tempera paintings on nearly square canvases with motifs imposed on strident color grounds. His "Lexicon Series" works from 2006-07 feature geometric shapes that imply three-dimensional objects or architectural spaces. Both artists blend intellectual rigor with personal whimsy, drawing comparisons to Robert Mangold's postminimalist geometric abstraction at PaceWildenstein. Their work explores tensions between line and color, flatness and texture, while maintaining a balance between schematic precision and material expressiveness.