The Case for Loving Hans Hofmann, Pioneering Teacher to the Abstract Expressionists
A prolific mentor, Hofmann deserves to be studied more for his art.
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The painter Hans Hofmann remains best known for his "push-pull" method, by which pictorial elements emerge, recede, and jostle in dialectical tension across a canvas's surface. A number of works on…
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From the Archives: Fritz Bultman on the Achievement of Hans Hofmann, in 1963
"It is a great pleasure just to see pictures on their own without program, without chronology," Bultmann wrote of the artist's MoMA show.
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Winter Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
Behold, 30 exhibitions to see—or at least read about—this season.
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Abstract Expressionist John Grillo Has Died at 97
Abstract Expressionist painter John Grillo died of a heart failure at age 97 on November 26, just over a month after a five-decade retrospective of his work at University of Massachusetts
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Film: Literal Illusions
The camera is trained on a paper scrim shot in negative. For a moment, a white field fills the frame, its expanse perfectly monochrome save a tremor of scratch and grain. Then the space is…
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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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American Art, Alice Walton’s Way
The Walmart heiress's controversial museum opens with an inclusive and even quirky selection of American art that reveals an increasing focus on the present
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