Sam Gilliam at work in the Tandem Press studio, 2007.

Sam Gilliam, who was Tandem Press’s first visiting artist in 1987, recently opened a monumental exhibition of new work at Pace Gallery, his first (a very long overdue accomplishment) exhibition with a major New York dealer.

View Sam Gilliam: Existed Existing on Pace’s website, and then read this great New Yorker article “How to Read Sam Gilliam’s Formalism” by Peter Schjeldahl to learn more about Sam Gilliam’s work and why it took so long for him to achieve recognition although he has been working at the cutting edge of contemporary art trends for decades.