A New Clyfford Still Documentary Explores the Life and Work of the Enigmatic Abstract Expressionist
A new documentary about Clyfford Still offers an intimate portrait of the Abstract Expressionist, who was as principled as he was pugnacious.
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Sotheby’s to Sell $25 M. Clyfford Still, Other Major Works from the Collection of Hunk and Moo Anderson
Moo Anderson died last fall, generating steep competition for who would sell her and her husband's collection.
Claire Falkenstein
The title of "Claire Falkenstein: Matter in Motion" took its terms from the artist herself, who spoke freely of the energy that ricochets through the universe and animates matter.
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Spring Preview: Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
A concise guide for notable exhibitions through mid-May.
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‘One Year I Bought All the Purple in New York City’: A Talk With Julian Schnabel
"Julian Schnabel: Plate Paintings 1978–86" is on view at Aspen Art Museum until February 19, 2017. Schnabel’s upcoming solo exhibition at the Pace Gallery in New York will run from February 24…
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‘Art Is a Force for Life, Not Death’: Clyfford Still on the Power of Painting, in 1976
A little-known part of Clyfford Still’s oeuvre are his “replicas”—near-identical copies of his past works. Currently the subject of a show at the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, the “replicas,” the…
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A Still Is a Still Is a Still . . . Still: Clyfford Still’s Replicas
Inspired by a rare opportunity to acquire iconic Clyfford Still paintings, buyers made headlines in 2011 when Sotheby's auctioned four Still canvases for $114 million, nearly twice the combined…
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Beyond the Infinite: Robert Rosenblum on the Sublime in Contemporary Art, in 1961
In the February 1961 issue of ARTnews Robert Rosenblum tackled the tradition of the sublime, looking at art that instills feelings of fear and awe in viewers, overwhelming the senses. First theorized…
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A Private Passion Goes Public: Stanford’s Anderson Collection
Stanford University, a hub of innovative entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley and the origin of the "sharing economy" (think Uber and Airbnb), is now home to a magnificent example of art sharing. The…
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Christie’s Sells Nearly Half a Billion Dollars of Contemporary Art
Christie's contemporary art sale last night achieved the highest total in auction history at $495 million. Records were set for Pollock, Lichtenstein, Basquiat, Manzoni, Tuymans, Cornell, Hofmann, Gus…
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