James Kalm visits Janet Fish: Glass & Plastic, The Early Years, 1968-1978 at DC Moore, New York, on view through February 13, 2016.

Kalm notes: "As a serious painter, battling against both the historic legacy of Abstract Expressionism, and the contemporary steamroller of Minimalist dogma, Fish concentrated on capturing the delicate and transient effects of light. Picking as her subject the simple still life, the artist, through her commitment and single-mindedness, raised this form to a new level of conceptual perception. During the decade represented by these works, the arc of development is profound, and stands as a unique statement to Fish's achievement in painting."