Artist
Charles Gaines
b. 1944 · American
Charles Gaines creates rule-based drawings, photographs, texts and musical works that examine systems, representation, race and political meaning. His grid-based processes separate decision-making from expressive gesture while allowing social content to enter through structure.
Drawing; photography; installation
Major Works
- 1986 onwardNumbers and Trees →
- 1978–79Faces →
- 1973–74Regression Series →
- 1975–2014Walnut Tree Orchard →
- 2008 onwardManifestos →
- 1980Shadows →
- 1980sTrisha Brown Dance →
- 2010sLibrettos →
- 2000sGreenhouse →
- 1990sTheater of Refusal-related work →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
