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\u201cI\u2019m Glad We Had This Conversation<\/a>,\u201d an exhibition of paintings by David Humphrey, is at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery through February 25. \u201cI like the patched-together quality<\/a>,\u201d he told<\/em>\u00a0Hyperallergic\u00a0in 2014.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThat is what it\u2019s like to be a person in the world. We evolve out of dependencies and contexts. We are, in some ways, patch jobs: fragments that constitute a whole with some effort. There is an echo of that theme in the painting language, the means. I am always trying to pulverize the image. I like the idea that the painting is at risk of falling apart.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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David Humphrey, Woodsman<\/i>, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 80″ x 96″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Headquarters<\/i>, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 60″ x 72″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Swimmer<\/i>, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 60″ x 72″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Plumbing Bill<\/i>, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 44″ x 54″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Recharge<\/i>, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 80″ x 96″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gathering Mud<\/i>, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 60″ x 72″.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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