Julie Mehretu
Liminal Squared
Overview
Mehretu's first major solo exhibition in London featured new and recent paintings, some of which will be presented within a specially constructed environment designed by David Adjaye in close collaboration with the artist. Described by curator Douglas Fogle as "perfect metaphors for the increasingly interconnected and complex character of the 21st century", Mehretu's large-scale paintings, which are built up in layers, employ a broad lexicon of drawing techniques together with a precise, muscular abstraction to investigate the intersection of politics, architecture and history and the way these forces shape the formation of our social identity. Exhibition: White Cube, Bermondsey, UK (2013).
