Chris Ofili on Philip Guston’s City Limits, 1969, in Artforum

‘Somehow, the sun never sets in this painting, but also, no matter how long I stare at the horizon, the sun never rises to shed light on the dark slots of the eyeholes and windows.’– Chris Ofili

 

Chris Ofili writes his response to Philip Guston’s City Limits, 1969 in the January/February 2021 issue of Artforum.

 

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Image: Philip Guston, Woodstock, NY, 1970. Photo: Frank Lloyd.

February 9 2021