Twelve paintings by Chicago-based artist McArthur Binion (b. 1946) highlight the mid-summer show at architect Peter Marino's Foundation in Southampton, NY. Highly influenced by language and music, Binion combines collage, drawing and painting to create complex autobiographical abstractions of painted minimalist patterns over an “under conscious” of personal documents and photographs. Sourcing narratives of an African American experience in rural America and his presence in the white-dominated heyday of American Modernism in New York City, Binion has developed a unique style of action painting which places personal memory in dialogue with visual elements of Modernism.
The Peter Marino Art Foundation is open to the public for guided tours on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through September 28. All visits are by timed entry. Advance reservations are recommended.