Installation view, Charles Hinman: Structures, 1965–2014 at The Kreeger Museum, Washington DC, 2019.
Charles Hinman's solo exhibition and retrospective Structures, 1965-2014 is now on view at the Kreeger Museum, Washington DC.
This was the first museum exhibition of Charles Hinman in the District of Columbia and the first comprehensive survey in more than two decades. Guest curated by Danielle O’Steen, the exhibition offered a look at 50 years of the artist’s innovative work.
Charles Hinman: Structures, 1965–2014 brought together historic paintings from the 1960s while also presenting objects that cast a new light on Hinman’s expansive, and ongoing, studio practice. The show included painted canvases, cast paper reliefs, and other experimental artworks.
The Kreeger Museum is a legacy to David and Carmen Kreeger who created a formidable collection of modern art beginning in 1959. The works in their collection reflect their dedication to art and continues with the museum’s public and educational programs. Included in their collection is Sails by Charles Hinman, a seminal work from 1965.
Sails was re-contextualized with Hinman’s groundbreaking shaped paintings from the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition included three Hinman paintings on loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, which were also shown in Hinman’s 1965 solo exhibition at the Richard Feigen Gallery in New York. The Kreeger Museum exhibition explored Hinman’s career, from his monumental and monochromatic paintings to his rarely-exhibited textile prints and drawings.
Structures, 1965-2014 is on view through July 31, 2019.
