N. Dash at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
Photo story by Debra Herrick
In late November, the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara inaugurated a solo exhibition of New York–based artist N. Dash. The exhibition features new works—some shown for the first time—and includes large-scale paintings as well as pieces from the artist’s ongoing Commuter series.
Along the quiet wrinkles in paper, adobe and fabric, or the geometry formed in negative space, jute and string, Dash’s abstract minimalism evokes both the material traces of human contact and an ineffable desire to touch.
N. Dash, Commuter (4), 2019, Acrylic, paper, 12 x 16 in (30.48 x 40.65 cm), Courtesy the Artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo Debra Herrick
N. Dash, Commuter (2), 2019, Acrylic, paper, 13.5 x 30 in (34.29 x 76.2 cm), Courtesy the Artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo Debra Herrick
N. Dash, Commuter Series, 2019, Acrylic, paper, 13.5 x 30 in (34.29 x 76.2 cm), Courtesy the Artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo Debra Herrick
N. Dash, Untitled, 2019, Adobe, acrylic, Styrofoam, jute, 34 x 39 in (86.36 x 99.06 cm), Courtesy Patrick and Lindsey Collins. Photo Debra Herrick
N. Dash, Untitled, 2019, Adobe, acrylic, agricultural netting, jute, 90 x 22 in (228.6 x 55.88 cm), Courtesy the Artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo Debra Herrick
N. Dash, Untitled, 2019, Adobe, graphite, acrylic, linen, jute, 48 x 72 in (121.92 x 182.88 cm), Courtesy Elyse and Lawrence B. Benenson Collection. Photo Debra Herrick
N. Dash, Untitled, 2018, Adobe, silkscreen ink, jute, 39 x 33 in (99.06 x 83.82 cm), Courtesy the Artist and Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. Photo Debra Herrick
“N. Dash” is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara from November 22, 2019 to February 16, 2020.
Cover photo: N. Dash, Untitled, 2019, Oil, acrylic, pigment, linen, canvas, Styrofoam, 75 x 42 in (190.5 x 106.68 cm), Courtesy the Artist and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo by Debra Herrick
