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\u201cPortraits & Perennials<\/a>,\u201d an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Robert Kushner, opens tonight at DC Moore Gallery, where it\u2019s on display through March 18. In an essay accompanying the exhibition catalog, \u201cDo REAL Men Paint Flowers?\u201d, Kushner writes, \u201cSo, are geometry and botany at peace? In dialogue? At each other\u2019s throats? I would like to think that when I am done after working on it for weeks and sometimes months, there is an interesting and\u00a0intentionally confusing juxtaposition between pure abstraction and linear form\u2014that they each balance one another and create their own tightrope act.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Robert Kushner, Taro Leaves<\/i>, 2016, acrylic, gold leaf, and collage on paper, 49″ x 33 1\/2″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Palm Frond II<\/i>, 2016, acrylic and collage on paper, 25″ x 40″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Purple Pond Frond II<\/i>, 2016, acrylic and collage on paper, 17 1\/2″ x 26″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Three King Alfreds<\/i>, 2016, oil, acrylic, and gold leaf on canvas, 72″ x 72″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pink Peony-Dark Background<\/i>, 2016, acrylic and collage on paper, 26″ x 39″.<\/p><\/div>\n

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