My recent studio work (initiated in 1993) grew out of a long involvement with abstract painting and installation. This new work consists of curating collections of contemporary artifacts.
These collections are installed on the wall in straightforward horizontal serial presentations. Each collection is a micro-exhibition displaying cultural values. These collections are as unmediated as possible—no transformation of material, no clever juxtapositions, no artiness, no "art."

This recent body of work bridges my interest in the ideology of minimalism with a reverence for "ordinary objects," everyday culture, and a belief that mass culture is the living, indigenous culture of the post-industrial world. I will briefly discuss five of my collection pieces:
Twenty Eye-Shadow Compacts, like my other early collection pieces, is directly related to my involvement with abstract painting, especially monochrome painting. Compacts contain rich, matte surfaces of pure dense pigment in magical little containers. Miniature Rothkos you can hold in your hand, or your handbag, wherever you go. These compacts are also about an idealized human form, and like portrait painting, involve a ritualized activity in which pigment on a palette is applied with a brush with great care in a personal style. Makeup and portraiture are meditations on beauty and identity created in private for exhibition in public.