Martin Creed Plays Chicago
Jan – Dec 2012
Martin Creed
Work No. 1351, 2012
Emulsion on wall
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist and Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
Installation view, Martin Creed Plays Chicago, MCA Chicago, 2012
Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
Creed’s paintings are often the result of predetermined logic or a few simple rules. Like the paintings that cover the walls in the MCA’s Kovler Atrium lobby around the corner, Work No. 1351 in Puck’s café is the result of a basic pattern and a playful but systematic use of color.