Six Jutes (2)

“Lewis’s large, colorful, gestural abstractions, on view at Harper’s Chelsea, are deliciously physical and boldly display the process of their own creation. Visible from the street and hung close together, the paintings get right in your face as you enter the gallery.”

“The performative aspect of Lewis’s work is palpable. Lewis drags his jutes on the ground, throws rocks at his surfaces, and hangs them from fences, among various assaults.”

“Despite the superficial randomness of Lewis’s compositions, they are built on structure and methodology… Lewis describes his paintings as ‘one large gesture made of thousands of movements and that includes going in and out of the studio.’”

Excerpts from Patrick Neal, “Spencer Lewis’s mesmerizing formlessness,” Two Coats of Paint, 3 February 2021.