Amy Sillman: A Painter's Dialogue With Gesture and History Amy Sillman (born 1955) is a New York-based visual artist whose work explores the intersection of abstraction and figuration, often employing unconventional media like animation, zines, and installation. Her artistic practice operates as a continuous conversation with art historical tropes—particularly postwar American gestural painting—serving as both inspiration and deliberate foil. Sillman’s approach isn't merely about replicating past styles; it’s about actively questioning their assumptions of mastery, genius, and power, introdu…