There is a moving new intensity to the seven huge paintings, produced over the past three years, in Pat Steir's recent exhibition. Through years of working with what is essentially a simple idea—tha…
Entering Cheim & Read Gallery in New York right now is like stepping into a canyon of color and light. Pat Steir is showing her splendid new paintings—giant abstractions, more than ten feet to a side…
Pat Steir is best known today for her “Waterfalls,” a series of physically commanding paintings that can reach 37 feet in length. Composed of sweeping brushstrokes and impossibly long pours, the i…
It used to be simple: wet paint on a flat surface. No more. Today painting can include photography, digital prints, sculpture, and a host of other materials—but not necessarily paint.