Strong Painting in Fall Art Exhibition

We are fortunate to have two significant paintings exhibitions in Chicago right now; Luc Tuymans at the MCA (whose benefit auction Saturday night includes a good number of local artists) and Martin Mull at Carl Hammer Gallery whose show opens this evening. George Burns was once ask the secret to acting. The wise, old comedian said, "Sincerity... If you can fake that, you've got it made."

Titled Witness, Mull's sincere paintings are a recapitulations balancing nuanced memories. The toned down values seduce while the seemingly photographic compositions have you yearning for a bygone era, as you notice the absurdity of what's going on. A lot of juxtapositions and dichotomies. No moralizing. More about creating mental spaces.

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