Raphaela Simon @ Michael Werner Gallery

Phantom, is an exhibition of recent paintings and sculptures by Raphaela Simon.  Throughout her career, Simon sought to capture the ineffable on canvas. Even when painting a seemingly neutral subject, such as an abstract shape or an inanimate object, Simon is looking for the tension or “the hidden power beneath the surface.”

In her recent works, Simon shifted to painting figures and heads that are subjected to a variety of situations and scenarios.