Close

Chuck Close: Process and Collaboration at the Addison Gallery in Andover, Mass. closes in three days but you would have enjoyed it I'm sure. The show highlights about a dozen of Close's varied prints (etching, silkscreen, paper collage, etc.) but supplements the finished images with each of the progressive proofs or individual cuts or etchings.

So, for example, on one wall you've got this from ceiling to floor:



And on the wall to the left, you've got the finished product, Emma:




Upon seeing this in person, you oscillate between the two walls -- and then between awe and disbelief.

Fort Texas, Madison, get ready. Newport Beach, Boise and Portland, hold tight. Waterville, ME: 2008.