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Machteld Rullens, *Crushed Bordeaux*, 2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, resin, and bolts on cardboard, 47 x 21.25 x 1.5 inches

Machteld Rullens, *Dolphin Créme*, 2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, resin, and bolts on cardboard, 49.5 x 24.5 x 4 inches

Machteld Rullens, *Silver Bullet (Pocket)*,2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, silver leaf, resin, and bolts on cardboard, 21.5 x 26.5 x 3 inches

Machteld Rullens, *Sunrise Box*, 2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, and resin on cardboard, 34.5 x 16 x 7.75 inches

Machteld Rullens, *Tender Absorption*, 2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, resin, and bolts on cardboard, 36.25 x 33.5 x 1.5 inches

Machteld Rullens, *Absorption IV*, 2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, and resin on cardboard, 29 x 11 x 6.5 inches

Machteld Rullens, *575*, 2023, Oil, acrylic, pigment, and resin on cardboard, 5.75 x 4 x 4.5 inches

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368 BROADWAY #511, NEW YORK NY 10013

MACHTELD RULLENS

Boxing Glove

September 30 – November 4, 2023

Page is pleased to present Machteld Rullens, the New York debut of the The Hague-based artist. With equal parts attention to form, color, and economy—big or small—Machteld makes it look easy. This is what synergy looks like! Familiar, relatable, and original—usually not common bedfellows.

Machteld’s latest body of work blurs the boundaries of dimensional form and Greenbergian flatness, collapsing and folding cardboard configurations into painterly wall works. Stacked, riveted, and coated with pigmented resin, these objects are sometimes reminiscent of the leaky hull of a tanker or cobbled-together like an improvised repair job.

In this series, there is a slow shift away from manicured rectilinear order into scrap yard abstraction. The synthetic luster transcends the familiar cardboard material into unearthly perfected forms. Ranging from playful spontaneity to methodical engineering, Machteld maintains a relatability while pushing limits, always thinking outside the box.

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