Douglas Messerli | "The Gift to Be Simple" (on John McLaughlin Paintings: Total Abstraction)

For my essay on the John McLaughlin show, John McLaughlin Paintings: Total Abstraction at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Hyperallegic Weekend, go here:
http://hyperallergic.com/344794/a-gift-to-be-simple-john-mclaughlins-paintings-pose-fundamental-questions/