David Scanavino set the terms for his subtly slippery practice in 2005 with two drawings he showed at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery in New York. The minimal gray form that sits like an ominous slug against the crinkled black background of Desk with Scribbles is really a depiction of a standard- issue school desk; Fluorescent Light Desk verges on text art, because by turning the desk shape over and removing its perspectival slant, Scanavino has made it resemble an open quotation mark. Read More