
© Pace Gallery New York
12 March 2026 — 25 April 2026
On NowFrom heroic watercolors to Polaroids of Johns, Martin, and Rauschenberg — a career survey of how paper became the primary material for Close's radical approach to portraiture.
From Pace Gallery New York
Pace is proud to present Chuck Close: On Paper at its 540 West 25th Street gallery from March 12 to April 25. Including Close's heroic large-scale watercolors, Polaroids, drawings, maquettes and prints, this presentation—several years in the making—highlights the many ways in which paper became a primary and influential material in image-making over the course of his career. Since the 1970s, Close has been known for his innovative approach to conceptual portraiture,...
Read more at Pace Gallery New York →American · 1940–2021
Close revolutionised portraiture by building monumental faces from a single repeated mark — airbrush, fingerprint, or stamp on a gridded canvas — reclaiming figuration in the age of abstraction.
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Chelsea, New York·View on artmap
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday ·10am–6pm

© Pace Gallery New York
12 March 2026 — 25 April 2026
On NowFrom heroic watercolors to Polaroids of Johns, Martin, and Rauschenberg — a career survey of how paper became the primary material for Close's radical approach to portraiture.
From Pace Gallery New York
Pace is proud to present Chuck Close: On Paper at its 540 West 25th Street gallery from March 12 to April 25. Including Close's heroic large-scale watercolors, Polaroids, drawings, maquettes and prints, this presentation—several years in the making—highlights the many ways in which paper became a primary and influential material in image-making over the course of his career. Since the 1970s, Close has been known for his innovative approach to conceptual portraiture,...
Read more at Pace Gallery New York →American · 1940–2021
Close revolutionised portraiture by building monumental faces from a single repeated mark — airbrush, fingerprint, or stamp on a gridded canvas — reclaiming figuration in the age of abstraction.
No reviews yet for this exhibition.
Chelsea, New York·View on artmap
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday ·10am–6pm