Robert Moskowitz

Minimal Conceptions

Swimmer, 1984. Whitney Museum of American Art.

Robert Moskowitz’s work is minimal and bears some associations to Pop and new image painting, but inhabits a unique territory, reduced signs hover in a blank field, the dynamic of the images presentation putting a pause on easy absorption, both sign and reading of it are pushed into a new theater, like encountering Samuel Becket’s clipped repeated text, we examine both the thing and our mechanics of perceiving it.-Dennis Kane

Flatiron, 2003. Oil on paper.

Eddystone, 1983.

Untitled, 1995.

Blue Mill, 1998.

Red Mill, 1998

Sketch, unknown.

“Moskowitz’s spaces are unmodulated for the most part. He was able to lock himself into a room conceived with the solidity of acrylic paint. He built interior spaces with right angles and the illusion of corners and elevations. The surfaces can appear close to seamless. It’s ultimately Moskowitz’s own architectural domain nestled in his mind: warm, embracing, and claustrophobic.” - Barbara A. MacAdam