An exhibition of recent paintings and watercolors by David Novros will be on display at Paula Cooper Gallery. Monumentally scaled to the gallery’s main location at 534 West 21st Street, each work is composed of 10 to 37 tightly integrated irregularly shaped modular panels that enclose and define the supporting walls using interlocking rectangles and right-angles. These paintings are part of an ongoing series of “portable murals” that cohere into a total painted environment.

In fall 2026, the Hamburger Kunsthalle will present the most comprehensive retrospective of Novros’s work to date, featuring over fifty works, including forty large-format paintings, as well as copper reliefs and works on paper. An illustrated catalogue with new essays will accompany the exhibition.