Frank Bowling: Penumbral Light

Exploring Frank Bowling's investigations into the materiality of paint over his storied career, 'Penumbral Light' plunges readers into a vibrant world of color, transparency, movement, water, and light.

Focusing on a selection of eight monumental works made during and after 2020, Frank Bowling: Penumbral Light explores Frank Bowling's obsessive inquiry into the materiality of paint. With a foreword by the artist's son, Ben Bowling, and an essay-conversation by curator Gemma Brace, this publication grants readers access to a vibrant world made of water, color, transparency, surface, movement, and light.Frank Bowling: Penumbral Light is published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at Hauser & Wirth Zurich in Summer 2022.