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Lois Dodd Installation View

Alexandre Gallery is pleased to present the debut exhibition in their new gallery space at 291 Grand Street of works by Lois Dodd. Spanning her career from the 1950s through today, the exhibition will include approximately thirty paintings evoking the quiet power of nature and beauty found in her surroundings in the Lower East Side, Maine, and the Delaware Water Gap. This exhibition will also celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the gallery’s relationship with Dodd.

Dodd’s intimate paintings are almost always completed in one plein-air sitting, working with urgency to capture a specific time of day. She often returns to familiar motifs repeatedly at different times of the year with dramatically varied results, painting subjects including rambling New England out-buildings, lush summer gardens, dried plants, nocturnal moonlit skies, and views through windows in her Manhattan neighborhood. “Revealing the complexity of apparent simplicity,” Dodd employs color, shape, and angles in unpredictable fashions to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

This exhibition includes a selection of Dodd’s canvases of her favorite subjects including architectural details of her home, detailed closeups of flowers in her neighbor’s garden, laundry drying on the line, and the Maine woods across the seasons. Showing glimmers of similarities with the work of Arthur Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe, and her friends Rudy Burckhardt and Alex Katz, Dodd’s work maintains a sparse and almost flat quality, lending the canvases a structured geometry. Her interest in geometry extends into perception, often treating the subject matter of windows as a sort of mise en abyme with the canvas itself. Her works are executed with a unique mastery of composition and style with which she imbues the largesse that exists in the small details of everyday life.

This exhibition is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue with an essay by American activist, feminist, art critic, and curator Lucy R. Lippard. 

Installations

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Photograph showing the front corner view of an exhibition space

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with five paintings hung on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with seven paintings hanging on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with six paintings hanging on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with six paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with seven paintings hanging on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with five paintings hung on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with five paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Lois Dodd Installation View

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with two paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with two paintings hung on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with two paintings hung on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with one painting sitting on a shelf against a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing the front corner view of an exhibition space

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with five paintings hung on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with seven paintings hanging on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with six paintings hanging on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with six paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with seven paintings hanging on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with five paintings hung on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with five paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Lois Dodd Installation View

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with two paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space with two paintings hung on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a corner view of an exhibition space, with two paintings hung on white walls

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with four paintings hanging on a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Photograph showing a view of an exhibition space, with one painting sitting on a shelf against a white wall

Lois Dodd Installation View

Selected Works

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Painting of the side of a clapboard building, with an open door and leading into an empty room and a window with reflections of trees

Door, Window, Ruin, 1986, oil on linen, 40 x 60 inches

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Painting of a view of the ground, with a person's shadow on the grass

My Shadow Painting, 2008, oil on Masonite, 16 x 15 7/8 inches

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Painting showing a window in the side of a building

Shed Window, 2014, oil on linen, 66 x 48 inches

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Painting of an interior view, with a patch of sunlight reflected across the floor and an open door leading into another room

Sunlight on Floor + Door, 2013, oil on Masonite, 19 x 13 inches

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Painting of the view out of a window at night, overlooking a city building

Back of Men's Hotel (from My Window), 2016, oil on linen, 42 x 30 inches

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Painting of an autumn landscape

Hackmatack in October, 2017, oil on Masonite, 16 7/8 x 17 inches

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Painting of the side of a building and deck looking out onto an autumn landscape

View off of Back Deck, October, 2018, oil on Masonite, 20 x 9 7/8 inches

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Painting of an autumn landscape

The Field Cushing, 2020, oil on Masonite, 12 7/8 x 19 5/8 inches

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Painting of a tree with no leaves surrounded by snowfall

Tree in Snowstorm, 2021, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches

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Painting of two leafless trees in a landscape

Hackmatack and Birch, 2020, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 16 inches

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Painting of six cows standing in the grass, with shrubs and water in the background.

Six Cows at Lincolnville, 1961, oil on linen, 47 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches

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Painting of a green building and brown shed with trees behind them

Chicken House, 1971, oil on Masonite, 16 1/2 x 20 inches

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Painting of two buildings with trees behind them

House + Barn, 1966, oil on linen, 24 x 26 inches

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Painting of a skylight from the inside, looking out into trees

Skylight in Barn, 1971, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

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Painting with two small buildings, a laundry line with three sheets of fabric hanging from it, and farm equipment, with autumn-colored landscape in the background

Laundry Line, Red, White, Black Pitchfork, 1979, oil on linen, 36 x 54 inches

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Painting of a building in a winter landscape

Neighbor's House in Snow, 1979, oil on canvas, 52 x 50 inches

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Painting of a window from the inside looking into a yard, with patches of steam on the glass

Steamed Window, 1980, oil on linen, 36 x 28 inches

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Painting of the side of a building with six windows and a ladder leaned up against the wall

Front of House and Ladder, 1985, oil on linen, 40 x 50 inches

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Painting of two pieces of cloth on a clothesline in front of a forest

Blue Laundry and Birches, 1979, oil on linen, 60 x 36 inches

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Painting of an open door looking out at a yard and another building

Open Door, Pink and Green, 1982, oil on linen, 50 x 36 inches

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Painting of a white flower on a brown and yellow ground

White Lily, 2004, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

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Painting of a winter landscape with dead trees

Water Gap, March, 2003, oil on Masonite, 14 x 16 inches

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Painting of a winter landscape with two buildings in the snow
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Painting of three red flowers in the grass

Red Gladioli, 2004, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

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Painting of two red pieces of cloth and one white piece of cloth hanging on a clothesline, in front of an abstracted landscape

Two Red Drapes and Part of White Sheet, 1981, oil on Masonite, 16 x 22 inches

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Painting of an interior hallway, with an open door looking into another room

Sun in Hallway, 1978, oil on linen, 50 x 30 inches

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Painting of an open door looking into a white staircase

Staircase, NJ, 1988, oil on linen, 60 x 40 inches

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Painting of the side of a clapboard building, with an open door and leading into an empty room and a window with reflections of trees

Door, Window, Ruin, 1986, oil on linen, 40 x 60 inches

Painting of a view of the ground, with a person's shadow on the grass

My Shadow Painting, 2008, oil on Masonite, 16 x 15 7/8 inches

Painting showing a window in the side of a building

Shed Window, 2014, oil on linen, 66 x 48 inches

Painting of an interior view, with a patch of sunlight reflected across the floor and an open door leading into another room

Sunlight on Floor + Door, 2013, oil on Masonite, 19 x 13 inches

Painting of the view out of a window at night, overlooking a city building

Back of Men's Hotel (from My Window), 2016, oil on linen, 42 x 30 inches

Painting of an autumn landscape

Hackmatack in October, 2017, oil on Masonite, 16 7/8 x 17 inches

Painting of the side of a building and deck looking out onto an autumn landscape

View off of Back Deck, October, 2018, oil on Masonite, 20 x 9 7/8 inches

Painting of an autumn landscape

The Field Cushing, 2020, oil on Masonite, 12 7/8 x 19 5/8 inches

Painting of a tree with no leaves surrounded by snowfall

Tree in Snowstorm, 2021, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches

Painting of two leafless trees in a landscape

Hackmatack and Birch, 2020, oil on Masonite, 19 1/2 x 16 inches

Painting of six cows standing in the grass, with shrubs and water in the background.

Six Cows at Lincolnville, 1961, oil on linen, 47 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches

Painting of a green building and brown shed with trees behind them

Chicken House, 1971, oil on Masonite, 16 1/2 x 20 inches

Painting of two buildings with trees behind them

House + Barn, 1966, oil on linen, 24 x 26 inches

Painting of a skylight from the inside, looking out into trees

Skylight in Barn, 1971, oil on Masonite, 20 x 20 inches

Painting with two small buildings, a laundry line with three sheets of fabric hanging from it, and farm equipment, with autumn-colored landscape in the background

Laundry Line, Red, White, Black Pitchfork, 1979, oil on linen, 36 x 54 inches

Painting of a building in a winter landscape

Neighbor's House in Snow, 1979, oil on canvas, 52 x 50 inches

Painting of a window from the inside looking into a yard, with patches of steam on the glass

Steamed Window, 1980, oil on linen, 36 x 28 inches

Painting of the side of a building with six windows and a ladder leaned up against the wall

Front of House and Ladder, 1985, oil on linen, 40 x 50 inches

Painting of two pieces of cloth on a clothesline in front of a forest

Blue Laundry and Birches, 1979, oil on linen, 60 x 36 inches

Painting of an open door looking out at a yard and another building

Open Door, Pink and Green, 1982, oil on linen, 50 x 36 inches

Painting of a white flower on a brown and yellow ground

White Lily, 2004, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

Painting of a winter landscape with dead trees

Water Gap, March, 2003, oil on Masonite, 14 x 16 inches

Painting of a winter landscape with two buildings in the snow
Painting of three red flowers in the grass

Red Gladioli, 2004, oil on Masonite, 16 x 10 inches

Painting of two red pieces of cloth and one white piece of cloth hanging on a clothesline, in front of an abstracted landscape

Two Red Drapes and Part of White Sheet, 1981, oil on Masonite, 16 x 22 inches

Painting of an interior hallway, with an open door looking into another room

Sun in Hallway, 1978, oil on linen, 50 x 30 inches

Painting of an open door looking into a white staircase

Staircase, NJ, 1988, oil on linen, 60 x 40 inches

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