Painting Too, at Harrington Mill Studios, forms part - two of a duo of
shows about abstract painting, demonstrating that, to quote its curator David Manley: «current abstraction is in rude good health».
-LSB-...] «Painting Too, at Harrington Mill Studios, forms part - two of a duo of
shows about abstract painting, demonstrating that, to quote its curator David Manley: «current abstraction is in rude good health».
Not exact matches
And in their talk
about an
abstract show, called The
Painted World, the students are concerned with how the art — and the world — makes them simultaneously laugh and learn.
In previous
shows, I was loosely alluding to those things but primarily talking
about abstract painting.
The first solo
show in an Italian museum of Chinese artist Ding Yi will propose a journey of
about forty
paintings and drawings, a sculpture and an installation that requires the interaction of visitors, which aims to bring the public closer to the man considered to be the most important
abstract painter in contemporary China, by presenting his complex artistic practice and evolution from the nineties to the present day to the public.
Since he already knew
about abstract expressionist
painting (Willem de Kooning had had his first
show) he began
painting in that tradition, informed with what Hofmann had taught
about forming.
All
about Matt Diffee and his ONE MAN GROUP
SHOW that includes not only the original drawings for his cartoons and illustrations, but also for the first time his more traditional artistic endeavors: realist landscapes,
abstract paintings, and collages.
THIS PAST NOVEMBER, to kick off a panel discussion
about the exhibition «Oranges and Sardines,» curator Gary Garrels asked Amy Sillman — one of the six artists participating in the
show — to «describe the situation of
abstract painting today.»
One of the great things
about the fairs, particularly Art Basel Miami Beach, is the amount of mid-century
abstract painting that is
shown, much of it geometric.
I'm thinking
about artists like Jack Whitten, who is now being recognized for his pioneering investigations in
abstract painting or Carmen Herrera, who is having her first
show at the Whitney this fall at the age of 101.
Ellen Schwartz writes in 1977
about his
show at John Weber, where his constructed
paintings were still
abstract: «Humphrey's latest works, meditative rather than communicative, require the suspension of conscious efforts to grasp them before they will yield their secrets, which lay within ourselves all the while.
It actually happened in the following two years, when I was
about eight years old, my parents took me to see an exhibit at the Ontario Art Gallery — I believe it was a big
abstract color field
painting show, which included a huge red stained
painting.
Andrea Fraser created a sound installation
about Sing Sing prison; Lucy Dodd peppered the gallery with free - standing
abstract paintings and organized a festive music series in the space; Michael Heizer
showed a monumental projection documenting — at full - scale — one of his earthworks; jazz icon Cecil Taylor exhibited archival documentation and ephemera from his long career,
showed video of his piano playing and participated in a star - studded performance program; and filmmaker Steve McQueen screened a video
about Paul Robeson's McCarthy - era FBI file.
Featuring seasoned names like Yayoi Kusama, Lee Krasner, Al Held, Paul Jenkins, and Milton Resnick, this
show of dynamic
abstract paintings is one of the season's most buzzed -
about.
About the
Show A Collective Memory: 2007 to 2017 highlights Arabi's seminal works from 2007 - 2017, including both figurative and
abstract works, as well as a selection of his newest
paintings.
If I understand correctly, the Modern gambled on its first
show of color photography, and that same year Barnett Newman was
about to set aside his «area of competence,»
abstract painting, to make the sculpture that now graces the atrium of the remodeled Modern.
Abstract part 2, a spirited
show of small, colorful work at Marcia Wood Gallery through January 18, continues the conversation
about abstract painting begun with its predecessor,
abstract part 1.