Bob Thompson & Candida Alvarez: Real Monsters in Bold Colors
Text by Hendrik Folkerts.
“Thompson’s work is my liberation. Why not a pink, red or brown body frolicking under a tree?” —Candida Alvarez
Titled after a poem by Hettie Jones, Real Monsters in Bold Colors unites the geometrically abstract paintings of Candida Alvarez (born 1955) with those of her inspiration, Bob Thompson (1937–66), exploring the interplay between two artists who have reshaped the discourse of figurative and abstract traditions.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 7/28/2026
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Bob Thompson & Candida Alvarez: Real Monsters in Bold Colors
Published by GRAY. Text by Hendrik Folkerts.
“Thompson’s work is my liberation. Why not a pink, red or brown body frolicking under a tree?” —Candida Alvarez
Titled after a poem by Hettie Jones, Real Monsters in Bold Colors unites the geometrically abstract paintings of Candida Alvarez (born 1955) with those of her inspiration, Bob Thompson (1937–66), exploring the interplay between two artists who have reshaped the discourse of figurative and abstract traditions.
