Lucien Smith final paintings open at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott
Lucien Smith's last exhibition featuring four large-scale rain-themed canvases is now on view at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott, New York, until November 23.
Exhibition details and timing
The show titled Delay of Game displays works created during a performance piece in August. Smith completed these pieces just one month before his death last month at age 37. The gallery originally scheduled the event for September but moved the dates due to his passing.
Creation process and location
Smith spent the entire month of August working at an abandoned baseball field in Montauk, New York. He produced four large canvases by spraying them with paint-filled fire extinguishers as part of a live performance. These works trace back to his early-career series that first established his reputation.
Visual style and meaning
The finished canvases feature fields of green and pink speckles with an effervescent quality. The exhibition title references a baseball call used when rain stops play and grounds crews roll out tarps. For Smith, the tarp imagery caught the paint while protecting the field.
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