Max Kozloff's First Painting Exhibition at DC Moore Gallery Explores Deafness and Musical Brushstrokes

DC Moore Gallery presents Max Kozloff's debut painting exhibition titled "Max Kozloff: The Atmospherics of Interruption" through January 26. The show features works like "Creatures from the Orange Lagoon" (2002), an oil on linen measuring 38 x 48 inches. Kozloff, primarily known as an influential art critic and photographer, has turned to painting as a private interest that intensified later in life. He explains this shift as compensation for increasing deafness, describing brushstrokes as having musical import within indefinite space. His paintings reveal influences from diverse mentors including George Inness, Philip Guston, Cy Twombly, and Pierre Bonnard while maintaining his unique sensibility. The Art Institute of Chicago previously celebrated his dual contributions to criticism and photography with a 2013 exhibition. Located at 535 West 22nd Street, this current display marks his first public presentation in this medium.