Yan Pei-Ming Red Self-Portrait, 2007 Oil on canvas 137.5 inches square Courtesy of David Zwirner Gallery (New York) and Galleria Massimo di Carlo (Milan)

September 16, 2007 - July 27, 2008

Size Matters: XXL - recent large-scale paintings, the second installment of a two-part exhibition investigating scale in contemporary painting. From the monumental to the miniature, a painting's dimensions are crucial to its context and success (e.g. massive wall murals commissioned for specific architectural spaces or small religious icons used for devotional purposes). Featuring 31 artists from 9 different countries, XXL presents work in which scale plays an essential role in achieving the goals of the artist. By occupying nearly the entire visual field of the viewer, these paintings demand absorbed attention.

From German artist Jonathan Meese's 25-foot mixed media exploration - incorporating photographs, found objects, journal papers, graffiti tags, and splashy puddles of paint - to iconic American artist Richard Jackson's living room set doused in paint, XXL investigates painting's boundaries in order to assert the fact that it is still vital medium that continues to defy simplistic categorizations. The exhibition features a majority of work produced within the last three years.

Francesca DiMattio Black Ship, 2006 Oil on canvas 84 x 120 inches Courtesy of Private Collection (New York)

Neo Rauch Einfall, 2001 Oil on canvas 83 x 118 inches Courtesy of Private Collection (New York)

Including works by:

• Janis Avotins
• Tjebbe Beekman
• Mark Bradford
• Daniel Buren
• Mike Cloud
• Francesca DiMattio
• Caroll Dunham
• Tim Eitel
• Zhang Enli
• Alexander Esters
• Bendix Harms
• Christian Hellmich
• Anton Henning
• Richard Jackson
• Kristina Jansson
• Aaron Johnson
• Toba Khedoori
• Uwe Kowski
• Sven Kroner
• Tala Madani
• Jonathan Meese
• John Newsom
• Yan Pei-Ming
• Ryan Pierce
• Ulf Puder
• Neo Rauch
• Christoph Ruckhaberle
• Pierre Soulages
• Erik van Lieshout
• Tom Wesselmann
• Toby Ziegler

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