REVIEW IN TUSSLE MAGAZINE Thank you Jonathan Goodman for writing on a body of work that hasn’t been examined before. Ida Kohlmeyer: Cloistered at Berry Campbell, New York. Exhibition review by Jonathan Goodman “Kohlmeyer’s engaging, attractive paintings make it clear that the recognition afforded by this show, somewhat belated, will hopefully re-establish her achievement for the viewing public. This is needed. The artist likely did not intend her work to be seen in a mystical fashion, yet the paintings do remind us of the recently re-found Swedish artist Hilma af Klint’s mystical efforts. The interesting thing about abstraction is that it can be seen simply as it is, or more than as it is--it depends as much upon the viewer as it does the artist in certain bodies of work. In the case of Kohlmeyer, it is wise not to find evidence of cultural, or spiritual, import beyond the forms themselves--this is the crux of any abstract work made in a secular time. But as I have said, her forms imply all sorts of things, which we might, or might not, pay attention to. A show like this is not only an advance for Kohlmeyer, but also for abstract painting’s ability to stand self-sufficiently, on its own--or, possibly, convey meanings that move beyond the actual experience of the forms.” @berrycampbell @tusslemagazine #artreview #jonathangoodman #abstraction #spiritual #cloistered #artmagazine #installationart #soloexhibition #idakohlmeyer #kohlmeyer #berrycampbell #nyc #tusslemagazine (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAMaJF8Fep8/?igshid=1532g38msixa
