Roe Ethridge: Beach Umbrella Ross Finocchio Picasso and Villers sought to

Picasso and Villers sought to transcend the boundaries between photography and sculpture

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Mickalene Thomas

in conjunction with Mark Grotjahn: Backcountry at Gagosian

and a translation of a 1932 conversation between Picasso and E

Roe Ethridge: Beach Umbrella Ross Finocchio Picasso and Villers sought toThis artists book features photographs of discarded beach umbrellas at Rockaway Beach, New Yorkday at the beach sundrycaptured by Roe Ethridge over the course of four Mondays in July and August 2020. Positioned against the sun, shot from beneath, and cropped to the point of near abstraction, the umbrellas fill each image from edge to edge with vibrant color, their wedges of luminous fabric stretched against graphic metal frames. Accompanied by a text