“Manoucher Yektai: The Stranger and the Tree” is the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the US. A founding member of the New York School and major figure in abstract expressionism, Yektai (b. 1921, Tehran; d. 2019, Sagaponack, NY) is known for his richly impastoed canvases, which move between still life, landscape, portrait, and color field, reflecting the artist’s expressive mark making and a commitment to the possibilities of representation.
