Rainer Gross: Kontact: NY Paintings 1972-2012

In his paintings, Rainer Gross combines the traditions of European art history with the vibrancy of New York City. From the re-creation of Peter Paul Rubens’s Baroque female nudes as pinups to colorful, vibrant abstraction, the artist’s photo-realistic work from 1972 to the present is captured in this comprehensive visual reference. This celebration of an acclaimed artist’s work covers his entire career—from his experimentation with the trivialities of mass-produced department stores pictures to his more recent dispensing of figurative painting to fully explore the visual possibilities of colors and structures.