Karin Schneider's 'Situational Diagram' at Dominique Lévy reanimates art history with geopolitical materials

Karin Schneider's exhibition titled 'Situational Diagram' took place at the Dominique Lévy gallery from September 7 to October 20, 2016. Located at 909 Madison Avenue, the showcase featured paintings that interacted with the works of modernist icons such as Ad Reinhardt and Mark Rothko. Canvases displayed stenciled names of countries like 'Poland,' 'Syria,' and 'Serbia.' The downstairs area showcased a metal armature installation that positioned canvases within steel frames. The Index series, which utilized oil and coal on canvas, highlighted geopolitical issues. A key artwork, V (MR/RC#1473) (Void) (2016), drew inspiration from Newman's 'Pagan Void.' The exhibition catalog included mathematical notes and stipulated that buyers permit another artist to repaint their acquired pieces. An Artforum edition featured an advertisement for the show alongside an image of a toddler refugee. Additionally, a wall drawing created optical effects similar to the Hermann grid illusion.