Larry Zox's Hard-Edge Paintings at Stephen Haller Gallery Challenge 1960s Formalism

From February 26 to April 5, 2005, the Stephen Haller Gallery in New York hosted an exhibition that celebrated Larry Zox's artistic journey over five decades. It posited that Zox's hard-edge paintings from the mid-to-late 1960s blended reductive art with the fervor of the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, moving beyond Greenbergian Post-Painterly Abstraction. Featured works included 'Diagonal I' (1965), 'Green Diamond Drill: Keokuk' (1968), and selections from the Diamond Cut and Scissors Jack series, showcasing his mastery of color and pictorial tension. The exhibition drew comparisons to artists like Frank Stella and Helen Frankenthaler, noted a decline in the Gemini series' energy, and emphasized a revival in 'Algonkin I' (2004), while also linking Zox's work to Barry Le Va's sculptures.