A matter of time

Sink Study, 1978
After grad school and a brief sojourn in Syracuse, Minter moved to New York City, where she almost immediately landed a solo show at the James Yu Gallery—a venue that, as Minter puts it, “lasted for about one second.” There were no sales or reviews from the exhibit. This painting was one of several Photorealist canvases she did following the show, though they, too, failed to attract any attention. “People thought they were boring,” says Minter. “They weren’t shiny enough.”