After Etel Adnan and Carmen Herrera,
the latest nonagenarian superstars are Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian — whose Guggenheim retrospective featured impressive geometric drawings and mirrored sculptures — and the polymath Rosalyn Drexler (only 88, to be fair), whose pop tableaux featuring fields of solid colour were paired with more recent Technicolor compositions at Garth Greenan.
Not exact matches
He noted that the
nonagenarian had been consistent in his belief, and risked his life for the nation, having been tried and jailed alongside his political mentor, the
late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, for the famous treasonable felony charge.
One such example is the
nonagenarian artist Elisabeth Wild, who emigrated from Europe to Argentina in the
late 1930s, where she studied painting at the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes and then earned her living by designing textiles.