Michael Bilsborough reviews an exhibition of paintings by Peter Young at Algus Greenspon Gallery, New York, on view through November 3, 2012.

In addition to providing a history of Young's career, Bilsborough discusses individual paintings. He writes: "The Algus Greenspon exhibition brings us the most recent paintings, selected from a series made between 1995 and 2004. All of the paintings are acrylic and graphite on canvas, built in layers of colorful, splashy grounds; traced, overlapping ellipses; and opaque white-outs. They might surprise you with depths and densities that take a moment to unwind… These works convey confidence without bravura and expedience without racing. This might be what the gallery’s press release means by 'radiant tentativeness.' "