Anselm Reyle’s paintings occupy a grey area in realms of painting and sculpture. Employing several dierent types of paint, including both oil and acrylic, Reyle paints his bands of color upon the surface of a canvas. Untitled, 2004, conjures the ghosts of Color Field painting and minimalism, creating blocks of exuberant saturation in a series of different tactile materials, among them PVC foil, and mirrored Plexiglas. Bands of magenta, green, and yellow (among others) sit side by side with a band of crumpled foil, equal in affinity of visual fixation and tangible investigation. Reyle’s use of foil casts upon us a veritable spell, where our impulse to look is at odds with our temptation to touch.