Karma

About the Presentation
Karma will dedicate a solo presentation to Norman Zammitt (1931-2017). Celebrated by John Baldessari, who taught him at the Otis Art Institute, Zammitt was a key yet under-historicized figure in the development of Los Angeles’s Light and Space movement. His abstract sculptures, paintings, and lithographs utilize color theory to capture the mystical qualities of natural light. Beginning in 1964, Zammitt constructed innovative transparent sculptures of glass and acrylic. These led to the Band Paintings for which he is best known, with mathematically precise color sequences developed with the help of scholars from the California Institute of Technology. The looser, more improvisational Fractal compositions that followed in 1988 were inspired by chaos theory. The Palm Springs Art Museum will open the survey exhibition Norman Zammitt: Gradations in February 2024.

About the Gallery
Karma is a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York and Los Angeles. Founded in 2011 by Brendan Dugan, Karma represents a multigenerational roster of artists and estates. Each year, Karma organizes over twenty-five exhibitions; publishes distinctive monographs, artists books, and exhibition catalogs; and organizes public programs with leading scholars and artists.