Artist Mark Grotjahn is profiled in the New York Times this week, reviewing some of his recent works, and his recently opened show of Butterfly paintings on view at Blum and Poe’s New York space, and a larger show of masks, sculptures and other works at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.  “I think the masks are fascinating objects and also important as painting surfaces that allow for tremendous freedom and experimentation,†says Nasher director Jeremy Strick. “You could see it as a way for Mark to give himself license to do things he wouldn’t ordinarily do, to paint in different ways.â€
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