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Virginia Jaramillo's 'Tau Ceti' // 'Yellow, Fission and Tile' by Nico Muhly

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Published July 21, 2023 at 3:33 PM CDT

Virginia Jaramillo (Mexican American, born 1939), Shaman’s Dream, 2021, acrylic on canvas, 81½ x 69½ inches, Courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery and Pace Gallery. © Virginia Jaramillo. Image courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery and Pace Gallery. — Virginia Jaramillo (Mexican American, born 1939), Tau Ceti, 1970, from the Curvilinear series, acrylic on canvas, 84⅛ x 72 inches, Private Collection, London. © Virginia Jaramillo. Image courtesy of the artist and Hales Gallery, and Pace Gallery.

Virginia Jaramillo's "Tau Ceti" shows two curved lines, intersecting at two points. Against a yellow background, one of the lines almost blends in with the expanse of color. What do the points where the lines intersect mean to you? Is there anything in particular you see?

Nico Muhly's "Yellow, Fission and Tile" is a shimmering, yet sleek work, reminiscent of twinkling stars against the vastness of space, or even comets hurtling by. Perhaps the tails of those comets have crossed each other at one point - maybe even two.

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