Garnets on the Boulder: Jay DeFeo Paintings of the 1980s

Garnets on the Boulder:
Jay DeFeo Paintings of the 1980s

Paula Cooper Gallery
New York, NY
October 30 – December 13, 2025

Artworks

Garnets on the Boulder, 1989

Alabama Hills No. 2, 1986

Smile and Lie, 1989

Grey Profile, 1983

La Brea, 1984-85

Alabama Hills No. 15, 1986

Alabama Hills No. 11, 1986

Alabama Hills No. 10, 1986

Verdict No. 1, 1982

Alabama Hills No. 7: Jungle Sunset, 1986

Alabama Hills No. 3, 1986

Bride, 1986

Geisha II, 1984/1987

Alabama Hills No. 20, 1987

Hawk Moon No. 1, 1983-85

The Assignment, 1983

Untitled (Reclining Figure), 1986

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Installation images

Steven Probert, Installation view of Garnets on the Boulder: Jay DeFeo Paintings of the 1980s, October 30 - December 13, 2025, at Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

Publication

Garnets on the Boulder: Jay DeFeo Paintings of the 1980s

Published by PJC on the occasion of the exhibition, “Garnets on the Boulder: Jay DeFeo Paintings of the 1980s” at Paula Cooper Gallery. This illustrated catalogue of the same title features an essay by Jordan Stein.
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Articles

“Two Women Who Kept the Art World at Arm’s Length
The New York Times
Max Lakin
December 11, 2025

“Garnets on the Boulder: Jay DeFeo Paintings of the 1980s”
The Brooklyn Rail
Erik Lindman
November 2025

“Beyond ‘The Rose’, Jay DeFeo Wins a New Generation of Fans”
Ocula
Aimee Walleston
November 25, 2025

“Five Groundbreaking Postwar Women Artists Lead New York’s Fall Art Season”
Observer
Elisa Carollo
November 13, 2025

“The Transcendent Late Paintings of Jay DeFeo”
Vogue
Grace Edquist
November 10, 2025

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