from an article about deKooning (talking about 1980ish paintings):
Unlike other recent deKoonings, these don't appear caught in the act of tearing themselves apart. Even the big seven-foot ones feel a bit like drawings waiting for mats.
"drawings waiting for mats" -- what does this mean? What mats? The cat sat on the mat. It is something on a floor.
Do I have a brain disease already
In any case I like the paintings "Peter Schjeldahl" is discussing, in "The Hydrogen Jukebox: Selected Writings"
Some sort of illustrated mat? That attend drawings, waiting drawings?
what does this mean 001 ?
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why are these late paintings so good?
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why are they not widely exhibited
(I have never seen one, sometimes I daydream of a large space, 300 late deKoonings are in it, like on those walls with no companion at right angle walls like in a commercial-ish exhibition space. I day dream of this space and imagine (among daydream) dizzy response, and seeing all those paintings thankyou