Mary Weatherford: Neon Paintings | Apollo Magazine
While some museums are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibitions will include shows at institutions that are currently open as well as digital projects providing virtual access to art and culture. Mary Weatherford has incorporated neon tubing into her paintings since 2012, when she became fascinated by the signage she saw while driving around the city of Bakersfield in California. These luminous, abstract canvases are often evocative of urban life – but they also frequently call to mind mountain views or seascapes, and indeed Weatherford’s paintings ...
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