Gregory Williams

GREGORY WILLIAMS is assistant professor of contemporary art at Boston University.

June 2013Critics Page

Marginally Transgressive Painting

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For anyone familiar with Alan Uglow’s paintings, “transgression” is probably not the first word that comes to mind. Uglow is an English artist who moved to New York City in the late 1960s and spent most of his career here.
R-L: Alan Uglow, "Standard #8 (Blue)," 1994. Acrylic on cotton. 84 1/4 x 72". Courtesy the Estate of Alan Uglow and David Zwirner, New York/London. Alan Uglow, "Portrait Of A Standard (Blue)," 2000. Silkscreen on canvas. 84 1/4 x 72". Courtesy the Estate of Alan Uglow and David Zwirner, New York/London. Photo: Peter Harris Studio.

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