I have seen many excellent exhibitions since staying in New York, but this has been one of my favourites.
Julie Mehretu Grey Area at the Guggenheim New York
The term “gray area” speaks to a condition of indeterminacy, a liminal state in which something is not clearly defined or perhaps impossible to define. Julie Mehretu (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) adapts such an enigmatic circumstance as a tool to engage the viewer in her complex compositions of meticulously drawn mechanical renderings, spontaneous gestural markings, and colourful interjections.
