Richard Tuttle, Celebrated for His Achingly Spare Compositions, Offers Bolder Investigations in His ‘Prong’ Series

Tuttle’s body of sculpture and painting is part of an ongoing improvisational fugue started in the 1960s.

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Richard Tuttle's 'Prong 25.' Courtesy of 125 Newbury

‘Richard Tuttle: A Distance From This’
125 Newbury 395 Broadway, NY, NY
September 13 – October 26

There is Wabi Sabi, and then there is Richard Tuttle. An artist celebrated over his 50-year career for achingly spare compositions — sometimes consisting of no more than a piece of found wood — he has stood out for his uncanny ability to make impactful works out of materials that are barely present.

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