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Richard Smith : Kite Paintings

22 Nov 2012-12 Jan 2013

Gimpel Fils
London W1K 4NB

Overview

In 1972, Richard Smith exhibited his first 'kite’ paintings at Kasmin Gallery. More kite paintings followed at his show in 1975 at O.K. Harris Gallery in New York. In the same year, Smith was offered a retrospective at the Tate Gallery and he made use of the central Duveen Gallery to display a series of large-scale kite works, both affixed to the wall and suspended from the ceiling, their ropes trailing to the ground.