Merrill Wagner


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The Brooklyn Rail  Merrill Wagner  November 2008

"Thoughts of Form and Color brings together two major strains in Wagner's work with a minor third. The large cut-out wall pieces, evocative of plant life, comprised her last solo exhibition at Tagore, which integrated some freestanding sculpture (the minor third) but excluded the more classically geometric abstractions found here."

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Kee  The Essence of Life  May 2008

"Tagore explains how his passion for art has enabled him to dissolve differences in cultures and bring them together in a unique and creative way, denoting that art can transcend all culture and social standings."

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Art in America  Merrill Wagner at Sundaram Tagore  November 2007

"..Merrill Wagner's handsome wall reliefs (all 2006), made of steel salvaged from a Pennsylvania plumbing parts manufacturer, evoke stylized garden plants...The brushy application of rust-preventative paint (browns, greens, yellows) displayed a Minimalist's attention to surface... "

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ARTNews  Merrill Wagner: Sundaram Tagore  May 2007

"Together the works reflected Wagner's long-standing interest in the interplay between the abstract and the representational..."

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The Brooklyn Rail  Flowers at Sundaram Tagore  April, 2007

"Her current exhibition at Sundaram Tagore splits the difference with a collection of new representational constructions..."

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