Stephen Pace, Black Horse/Brown Horse, 1990-98, Oil on canvas, 42 x 60 in, 106.7 x 152.4 cm. Courtesy of The Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation
Stephen Pace, Black Horse/Brown Horse, 1990-98, Oil on canvas, 42 x 60 in, 106.7 x 152.4 cm. Courtesy of The Stephen and Palmina Pace Foundation


1150 25th St / Altman Siegel

Stephen Pace
Black Horse/Brown Horse
Curated by Quintessa Matranga

July 18 – August 23, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 18, 6-8pm

Altman Siegel is thrilled to present Stephen Pace (b. Charleston, Missouri 1918, d. New Harmony, Indiana 2010)’s first exhibition on the West Coast since 1968. Black Horse/Brown Horse comprises a selection of paintings from one of Stephen Pace’s favorite subjects: horses. From the artist’s figurative period, these works recall memories of growing up and working on a farm in rural Indiana and Missouri. His depictions of horses go beyond their physical form, suggesting freedom, spirit, and power, and have been said to represent his close relationship with his three brothers. Pace imbues his humble scenes of bucolic life with intense, lively brushwork and vivid blocks of color. The sense of ease and simplicity these works evoke is rooted in abstract expressionism and minimalism, or as art historian Martica Sawin defined it: “Minimal Figuration.” Read the full release here.