For Krakow Witkin Gallerys exhibition, Richard Serra, 1985-1996, the works on view are neither illustrations of sculptures nor loose gestural sketches. The pieces (either etching or paintstik/silkscreen) use the surface of the paper to create formally challenging situations where the density and texture of the black boldly challenge the rigidity of the rectilinear paper. Balancing, expanding, holding, leaning and pushing are just a few of the verbs used to describe what the black areas are doing on/to/with the paper. The radicality of the textured surface further enunciates the dialogue between activity, form and material to create works that could only come from Serras singular vision.
