Naum Gabo: Spatial Impressions

Rare woodblock prints by Russian artist Naum Gabo (1890 – 1970), one of the most important and influential sculptors of the twentieth century, will go on display at Cristea Roberts Gallery’s Print Project Space from 9 January – 8 February 2020. Naum Gabo: Spatial Impressions features over 30 works sourced directly from the artist’s estate and coincides with the largest ever survey of Gabo’s work in the UK at Tate St Ives (25 January – 3 May 2020). Both exhibitions mark the centenary of The Realistic Manifesto, a text published by Gabo and his brother, Antoine Pevsner, in 1920, which served as a catalyst for the Constructivist movement in post-war Europe and beyond.

Spatial Impressions will showcase works made by Gabo in the latter half of his career, between the 1950s and 1960s, that trace the development of his artistic principles following his discovery of the potential of printmaking. Gabo chose not to edition his prints and worked almost exclusively in the woodcut technique, producing an extensive body of unique works on paper that he made in his own studio and without the assistance of a printer.

Lead image: Naum Gabo, ‘Opus Six’, 1955/56. Image courtesy the Estate of Naum Gabo and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London