Cristin Tierney Gallery congratulates Judy Pfaff on the Mint Museum's acquisition of La Calle, La Calle Vieja (1990).
La Calle, La Calle Vieja represents the culmination of Pfaff's breakthrough decade in the 1980s and the crystallization of her genre-defying strategies. This monumental sculptural installation—a three-dimensional, abstract version of a still-life painting—combines a bright, riotous palette with sweeping lines and a playfully off-kilter sense of balance. The work is intended to emulate the experience of walking through a city, confronting a chaotic assemblage of visual stimuli. The background displays a sign advertising soft drinks and cigarettes, while the front extends from the wall with a gallon of olive oil, blue acrylic propellers, and a watering can. These objects maintain their distinct identities, standing out amidst a dizzying amalgam of abstract forms. Works from this period and style are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the High Museum in Atlanta, and now the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. La Calle, La Calle Vieja is on view at the Mint Museum Uptown in their Recent Acquisitions exhibition.
La Calle, La Calle Vieja represents the culmination of Pfaff's breakthrough decade in the 1980s and the crystallization of her genre-defying strategies. This monumental sculptural installation—a three-dimensional, abstract version of a still-life painting—combines a bright, riotous palette with sweeping lines and a playfully off-kilter sense of balance. The work is intended to emulate the experience of walking through a city, confronting a chaotic assemblage of visual stimuli. The background displays a sign advertising soft drinks and cigarettes, while the front extends from the wall with a gallon of olive oil, blue acrylic propellers, and a watering can. These objects maintain their distinct identities, standing out amidst a dizzying amalgam of abstract forms. Works from this period and style are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the High Museum in Atlanta, and now the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC. La Calle, La Calle Vieja is on view at the Mint Museum Uptown in their Recent Acquisitions exhibition.
March 17, 2026
