Sentences with phrase «pivotal figure in»

As pivotal figure in the development of Abstract Expressionism, Jack Tworkov radically shifted his painting style in the late 1960s, as he moved away from overtly gestural brushstrokes to controlled diagrammatic abstraction, as seen on SS - 68 # 2 (1968).

This exhibition and an accompanying catalogue documented the artistic career of Richard Carlyon (1930 - 2006), a pivotal figure in the Richmond arts community.

With his friend Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg became a pivotal figure in the emerging pop art movement, and together they were vital to initiating a new era of experimentation in American art.

Norman Lewis was a pivotal figure in American art, a participant in the Harlem art community, an innovative contributor to Abstract Expressionism, and a politically - conscious activist.

A pivotal figure in postwar art, Frankenthaler was an ambitious painter with confidence and grit, often working on a large scale.

A pivotal figure in twentieth - century art, Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911, France) emigrated to New York in 1938 and is still actively working and exhibiting today.

According to the New York Times, Perreault was «a pivotal figure in organizing the first «Day Without Art» in 1989 to draw attention to the impact of AIDS on the arts.»

In the museum's central hall, Shapiro, a pivotal figure in contemporary American art, whose work can be found in numerous public collections around the world, constructs a subtle dialogue between two different aspects of his work.

Van der Elsken was a pivotal figure in post-war European photography and this exhilarating exhibition brings together photographs, films and photobooks, ranging from his native Netherlands to India.

The gallery's autumn show will be dedicated to Klee, a pivotal figure in 20th century art, who taught at the Bauhaus school and whose intense, radiant paintings, replete with symbolism and references to the unconscious, draw on cubism, surrealism and primitive art.

Two canvases by the great romantic French artist Camille Corot (1796 - 1875), who was a pivotal figure in landscape painting, were on sale: Archway / Auteuil, which tripled it's $ 70,000 estimate to sell for $ 232,536 while Souvenir of Normandy (Sunset) sold for $ 163,954.

Hantaï is the pivotal figure in this narrative.

A pivotal figure in the 1950s Beat culture of artists, poets and musicians, DeFeo is most closely identified with one work, considered her finest achievement: «The Rose,» a nearly 12 - foot - tall painting that took eight years to complete, weighs a ton and is in the Whitney's permanent collection.

The figure is the reason that, although Marca - Relli is considered a pivotal figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement, he stands aside from the movement with his own individual style.

Jo Spence (British, 1934 − 1992) was a pivotal figure in the establishment of a post-modern feminist discourse who challenged the dominance of photography - as - high - art in the context of the museum and the art market.

A pivotal figure in the development of Abstract Expressionism, Jack Tworkov radically shifted his painting style in the late 1960s, as he moved away from overtly gestural brushstrokes to controlled diagrammatic abstraction, as seen on SS - 68 # 2 (1968).

A pivotal figure in the development of Abstract Expressionism, Tworkov was also one of the first to question the movement's commodification, cult of personality, and absorption into academia.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston opens a comprehensive survey of the artist Walid Raad, a pivotal figure in contemporary art whose work across various mediums investigates the ways in which we represent, remember, and make sense of history.

A pioneer of photomontage, whose images of women presaged the ideas of Simone de Beauvoir and Second Wave Feminism half a century later, Hoch was a pivotal figure in Dada, the anti-art movement that outraged conventional opinion in the final years of World War One, working alongside iconic male artists such as George Grosz, John Heartfield and Raoul Hausmann.

DeFeo was a pivotal figure in the historic San Francisco community of Beat artists, poets, and jazz musicians at the time, and in 1966 she completed her seminal work The Rose.

Kurt Schwitters was a pivotal figure in the 1920s German avant - garde; a bold and experimental artist who created his own form of Dada called «Merz.»

DeFeo became a pivotal figure in San Francisco's historic community of artists, poets and jazz musicians.

In 1920s Paris, Johnson lived in the former studio of James McNeill Whistler and became acquainted with Henry O. Tanner, an African American expatriate artist who had achieved international acclaim and who would become a pivotal figure in Johnson's rise to prominence.

The exhibition presents Moreau as a pivotal figure in the rise and development of Modernism and intends to shed light on those who continue to challenge and shift its path today.

This concern with space is central to the work of Agostino Bonalumi (1935 — 2013), a pivotal figure in post-war Italian abstraction.

Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007) was a pivotal figure in the transition of minimalism into conceptual art.

Richard Diebenkorn (1922 — 1993) was a pivotal figure in the history of modern painting.

Pistoletto Politico, a solo show of works by Michelangelo Pistoletto, a pivotal figure in the development of the Arte Povera movement.

September 11 — November 1, 2009 This exhibition and an accompanying catalogue documented the artistic career of Richard Carlyon (1930 - 2006), a pivotal figure in the Richmond arts community.

A pivotal figure in contemporary art from the early 1970s until his untimely death in 2013, Sekula continuously questioned the function of the documentary genre and the consequences of global capitalism through his critical writings, photographic installations, videos, and films.

At the age of 79, with two MoMA retrospectives already to his name, Stella is a pivotal figure in American art, acting as a hinge between the reductive vocabulary of late modernism and the modular, mechanistic language of minimalism.

Robert Irwin is a pivotal figure in the Los Angeles art scene for the last five decades and founding member of the «Light and Space» movement, but also one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

This exhibition is the first comprehensive museum overview of Norman Lewis: a pivotal figure in American art, a participant in the Harlem art community, an innovator of Abstract Expressionism, and a politically - conscious activist.

«Through his ties with leading modernists on both side of the Atlantic, Hoyland is a pivotal figure in 20th - century abstraction and the stain paintings from this period, many of which have never been publicly exhibited outside of London, are ripe for rediscovery and new understanding.»

Already a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism, he was also one of the first to question the movement's commodification, cult of personality, and absorption into academia.

Sen. Alexander has been a pivotal figure in the education committee's ESEA deliberations and will continue to be a key lawmaker to watch as the ESEA bill moves to the full Senate floor.

Always «at the right place at the right time,» Nieto found herself a pivotal figure in many movements in multicultural education, from bilingual education and bilingual teacher education to the introduction of ethnic studies in higher education, and has continued...

Always «at the right place at the right time,» Nieto found herself a pivotal figure in many movements in multicultural education, from bilingual education and bilingual teacher education to the introduction of ethnic studies in higher education, and has continued her activism throughout her career.

The sequence seems to belong to a different movie, and Nichol never provides any context for Williams, best known for the 1968 instrumental hit «Classical Gas,» or for Ruscha, a pivotal figure in pop art.

A pivotal figure in the New Queer Cinema movement during the early 1990s, and highly considered to be the «bad boy» of...

Though she's a pivotal figure in the story, Donna's mother, wonderfully played by Polly Draper, figures in only a handful of scenes, and relates to her daughter so differently in each one that it's hard to follow the character's trajectory.

The film's awkward structure posits Victoria as the pivotal figure in two power triangles, neither one having any discernible bearing on the other, and both insufficiently powered to drive the narrative alone.

The wife of legendary country musician Johnny Cash and a respected artist in her own right, June Carter Cash proved to be not only a pivotal figure in country music history but also a woman of many diverse talents.

The pivotal figure in the one scene that has been uncovered so far is the corn god attended by two women, apparently goddesses, and a young male, probably the god's son.

AAAS headquarters was dedicated 4 September 1997 as the AAAS William T. Golden Center for Science and Engineering, in honor of the Association's long - time treasurer, a pivotal figure in the history of American science policy who died in 2007.

Times columnist Rachel Sylvester notes that: «As the economic consequences of Brexit are becoming clear, quiet unflashy «Spreadsheet Phil» has become the pivotal figure in the cabinet.

He was a pivotal figure in rescuing New York City during the fiscal crisis of the 1970s and has filled an extraordinary number of vital roles since then.

As Tom Watson — in some ways the pivotal figure in Labour — is reported to have told him, Corbyn has lost his authority among MPs.

But Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce sees his latest acquisition as a pivotal figure in his mission to bring silverware to Tyneside.

The 21 - year - old was a pivotal figure in Monaco's success last season, scoring 14 goals and providing 17 assists in 55 appearances in all competitions.