Post-Spiritual Abstraction
No longer viewed as purely formal, abstraction has now entered the arena of social, political, and religious issues.
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“Brandless” Abstractions
The painter Merlin James has no trademark look or "brand." His abstractions range from painterly lyricism to assemblage-like constructions.
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Elliott Hundley
The heroically scaled wall-mounted compositions in Elliott Hundley's exhibition (all works 2018) might initially register as dense painted abstractions.
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Troy Michie
In "Fat Cat Came to Play," Troy Michie explored the cultural significance of the zoot suit: the broad-shouldered, often striped suit that was popular with black, Italian, and Latino men in the United…
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“Artists of Color”
"Artists of Color" did two things bravely. First, it presented rooms of geometric abstractions, monochromes, and color fields from the likes of Josef Albers, Imi Knoebel, and Jo Baer—the sort of…
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From the Archives: Stuart Davis on Painting
Stuart Davis was one of the first to embody the dynamism of twentieth-century America in the forms of modern art. Out of American actualities he created an artistic language that spoke in both native…
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‘Abstraction Isn’t Neutral’: Sondra Perry on the NCAA, Subjecthood, and Her Upcoming Projects
The video artist Sondra Perry, who recently showed work at MoMA PS1’s “Greater New York” and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s “A Constellation” exhibition, makes work centered on what she describes a…
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9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week
MONDAY, JUNE 1 Opening: Robert Irwin at Dia:Beacon Light and Space artist Robert Irwin presents his Excursus: Homage to the Square3 at Dia:Beacon (a museum whose masterplan he…
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The Accidental Abstractionist
Admired by many young artists today, the endlessly inventive German painter Albert Oehlen combines formal diversity with superb technical skills.
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Inventing Pop Abstraction
Uniting firmly outlined forms and bold colors, American painter Nicholas Krushenick created a new nonobjective vocabulary in the 1960s.
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