Artists Space

Robert Farber
I Thought I Had Time

October 17 – November 21, 1992

A dark illustration featuring a small, white dog at the composition — [A dark illustration featuring a small, white dog at the composition's lower left edge. A black, inky background vaguely resembling a forest surrounds the dog, who pauses mid stride to glance behind itself.]

Close up image of a rectangular panel installed on a white wall. The canvas is covered in color block washes of black, gray, and white paint. Left-aligned, serif text positioned at the upper half of the canvas reads, "she said it — I Thought I Had Time. Installation view, Artists Space, 1992. [Close up image of a rectangular panel installed on a white wall. The canvas is covered in color block washes of black, gray, and white paint. Left-aligned, serif text positioned at the upper half of the canvas reads, "she said it's gone too far. I thought I had time. / I thought I had more time. / Room 409 / Memorial Sloan-Kettering / 1990 A.D."]

A series of rectangular panels and tiles of varying dimensions installed on a white wall. The installed elements are positioned adjacent to one another, forming a larger irregular shape. The panels feature black, white, and muted colors. Some feature abstract painted compositions and color blocks, others include text or line drawings. — I Thought I Had Time. Installation view, Artists Space, 1992. [A series of rectangular panels and tiles of varying dimensions installed on a white wall. The installed elements are positioned adjacent to one another, forming a larger irregular shape. The panels feature black, white, and muted colors. Some feature abstract painted compositions and color blocks, others include text or line drawings.]

A series of rectangular and square panels, strips of wood, and portions of ornate frames installed on a white wall. The installed elements are positioned adjacent to one another such that they form a larger, irregular shape. The panels feature black, white, and muted colors. Some feature abstract painted compositions and color blocks, others include text and collaged photographs. — I Thought I Had Time. Installation view, Artists Space, 1992. [A series of rectangular and square panels, strips of wood, and portions of ornate frames installed on a white wall. The installed elements are positioned adjacent to one another such that they form a larger, irregular shape. The panels feature black, white, and muted colors. Some feature abstract painted compositions and color blocks, others include text and collaged photographs.]

Hearty, Kitty Bowe. "No Time To Waste." The New Yorker. October 26, 1992. Print. 43.

Hirsh, David. "Romanic Humanism." New York Native. November 23, 1992. Print. 33.

Leslie, Richard. "Robert Farber, Ping Chong, Karen Atkinson & Associates." New Art Examiner. February 1993. Print. 30.

Wood, Carol. "Robert Farber: I Thought I Had Time." Art Papers. January - February 1993. Print.

I Thought I Had Time Press Release

A cross-shaped panel installed on a white wall. The left arm of the panel is painted gray, while its vertical bisector is painted a dark black color. The right arm of the panel features a collage of three identical black and white images of a doctor wearing protective gloves while injecting a figure's arm with a syringe. — I Thought I Had Time. Installation view, Artists Space, 1992. [A cross-shaped panel installed on a white wall. The left arm of the panel is painted gray, while its vertical bisector is painted a dark black color. The right arm of the panel features a collage of three identical black and white images of a doctor wearing protective gloves while injecting a figure's arm with a syringe.]