Exhibition Opening: Louise Robert, The Cutts Years

I first met Louise Robert in 1991, when she had been visiting my neighbour and then landlord, Olga Korper, at the Olga Korper Gallery. Olga encouraged Louise to meet with me, and we held our first exhibition in October 1991.

Robert’s work incorporates small poetic texts, often in a childlike manner. She did not utilize conventual tools, such as a paintbrush, but moved the paint with her hands. Though right-handed, she preferred to use her left hand to tap into a fragile creative energy akin to the mark-making of an untrained child’s first gestures.

Her work, therefore, has a sense of discovery that is both assertive and tentative. Her poetic texts are evocative and sometimes nonsensical, functioning more compositionally than literally. Her works on paper are often composed of variegated scribbles, and her paintings are rich painterly statements that move between abstraction and fantastical landscapes.

Now, it is 2023, and Louise passed away in the autumn of 2022. I am happy to say we had many wonderful shows. In fact, over three decades, Robert had eight solo exhibitions and was included in several group shows and art fairs with the Christopher Cutts Gallery.

“Louise Robert, The Cutts Years” will touch upon every exhibition Robert had at the gallery. They were all memorable, and I am proud that I had the opportunity to know and work with such a remarkable artist.

Christopher Cutts, 2023

“Louise Robert, The Cutts Years” will run from June 8 – July 6, 2023.
We look forward to seeing you.