NEW YORK, NY.- Peter Blum Gallery Chelsea presents the exhibition John Beech- The State of Things now on display at Peter Blum Chelsea, New York. The exhibition focuses on new sculpture and works on paper, which examine the fabrication and manipulation of objects to create abstract works. Building sculptures out of a variety of components, Beech edits out the objects’ original intention and requires the viewer to engage with its formal properties of shape, form and scale. For example, in Waterbury, 2010 an abandoned Formica kitchen countertop has been repaired with glue and black industrial tape and is leaned against the wall. The original intention of the countertop becomes secondary, as the elements that identify it as a functional object have been removed. Kimmeridge, 2010 is made from printing plates that have been used in the artist’s printmaking practice. The black slabs of plexi-glass are coated