Portals into Transcendence
Portals into Transcendence, guest curated by Claudia Cheng, brings together the work of Helen Frankenthaler with paintings by Anna Pakosz, Freya Fang Wang, and Meryl Yana. At the centre of the exhibition is a work by Frankenthaler, whose experimental approach to abstraction, particularly her soak stain technique, redefined the relationship between pigment, canvas, and gesture. The works by Pakosz, Wang, and Yana were developed in response to Frankenthaler’s painting and engage with its openness to chance, its sensitivity to materials, and its understanding of the canvas as a site of transformation. Through distinct processes, including porous textiles, layered surfaces, and pigments derived from organic matter, the artists extend this legacy in contemporary terms. Portals into Transcendence presents painting as a space where material, gesture, and perception continually unfold.
