The Editorial Staff of Il Giornale dell'Arte reviews Franz Kline.
They write, "at first glance, the exhibition that the Mnuchin Gallery dedicates to Franz Kline (on view until June 21) might seem like a familiar tribute: fifteen paintings from the 1950s, some drawings, prestigious loans, and an authoritative catalog. Yet, behind this institutional appearance, the show seeks to provoke a critical re-reading of the artist, escaping the now-established caricature of the "man of black and white." The selection of works on display—supported by loans from MoMA, the Guggenheim, and the Glenstone Museum—is rigorously curated, but what sets this project apart is its intent to complicate the univocal reception of Kline’s work. Paintings like Light Mechanic (1960) highlight the persistent presence of color in his practice, where the canonical narrative had confined him to graphic asceticism. Tones and chromatic layering refute the overly convenient black-and-white dichotomy, instead offering a more nuanced reading of his painterly sensibility."