How curious is it to assemble a show of works by some of the more interesting younger “Goth” artists — at this point, one would have to say that “Goth” is the Generation Z answer to 1980s “Neo-Expressionism” — under the rubric of color? In the distant avant-garde past, the notion of pure color signaled a utopian idealism, and more recently a particularly materialist notion of color was brought front and center by Greenbergian formalism.

But hardly anyone is interested in these kinds of ideas anymore — a sure sign, among ever-contrary art-world youth, that they’re due for a revival. Who was it that commented on the beauty of the wound, anyway? All those dark purples, mauves and greenish crimsons come to mind at “Palette,” a group show of works by seven young artists organized by artist and curator Augusto Arbizo for Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, where he is on staff. Read More