OPENNESS AND CLARITY: COLOR FIELD WORKS FROM THE 1960s AND 1970s – HONOR FRASER GALLERY
Selection of works from the Openness and Clarity: Color Field Works from the 1960s and 1970s exhibition at the Honor Fraser gallery which examines “the pivotal role that Color Field painters and their direct predecessors played in the evolution of abstract art, while also proving the work’s persisting ability to captivate the contemporary eye”.
“The title of the exhibition references Clement Greenberg’s catalog essay for his seminal 1964 exhibition, Post Painterly Abstraction, which championed a new group of artists that rejected painterliness in favor of an “openness and clarity” in color and contour.”
The exhibition includes works by Helen Frankenthaler which I blogged about previously here.
Kaf, 1959-1960, acrylic on resin, Morris Louis
Open No. 20: In Orange with Charcoal Line, 1968, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, Robert Motherwell
Warm Weekend, 1967, acrylic on canvas, Kenneth Noland
Angle of the Night, 1978, acrylic on shaped canvas, Kenneth Noland
Bach’s Sacred Theatre, 1973, acrylic on canvas, Helen Frankenthaler
Homage to the Square: Warm-Near, 1966, oil on masonite, Josef Albers
Honor Fraser gallery. 2014. Openness and Clarity: Color Field Works from the 1960s and 1970s, Curated by Hayden Dunbar. [Press Release]. [Accessed 11 August 2014].
MIKE KELLEY – THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
Selected works from the Mike Kelley retrospective at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA which just finished end of July.
For more information on Mike Kelley and the exhibition click here.
Stuffed animal works, 1987-1991, Mike Kelley
Photo by Brian Forrest courtesy of MOCA (source)
Arena #10 (Dogs), 1990, stuffed animals on afghan, Mike Kelley
Photo by Rachel Murray courtesy of Getty Images North America (source)
Arena #7 (Bears), 1990, stuffed animals on blanket, Mike Kelley
Arena #8 (Leopard), 1990, stuffed animal on afghan, Mike Kelley
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Ahh…Youth!, 1991, set of 8 cibachrome photographs, Mike Kelley
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Estral Star #3, 1989, found stuffed cloth animals, Mike Kelley
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Riddle of the Sphinx, 1991, yarn and found objects, Mike Kelley
Photo by Rachel Murray courtesy of Getty Images North America (source)
Switching Marys, 2004-2005, mixed media with video projections, Mike Kelley
Photo by Rachel Murray courtesy of Getty Images North America (source)
LA
Pics from Downtown LA, Mid LA and Echo Park.
LES RENCONTRES D’ARLES 2014
Pics from this year’s edition…
You can see previous editions here: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010.
Dale Kaplan collection
Petite robe de fête, Delphine Schacher
Petite robe de fête, Delphine Schacher
Maskia, Scandiano, 1991, Gabriele Basilico
anciens ateliers SNCF, Arles
Bons baisers des colonies, collection Safia Belmenouar et Marc Combier
BETTY FEATURE
I’m excited to have my work featured in this summer’s issue of Betty magazine which just hit the stands! Check it out!
To find stockists click here.
Portrait by Andy Donohoe.
HELEN FRANKENTHALER
Last week I did another day trip, this time to Margate, to see the Making Painting: Helen Frankenthaler and JMW Turner exhibition at the Turner Contemporary. The exhibition displays a selection of works by the two artists and lets you see the associations between the two, regardless of the temporal, cultural and geographical divides.
It’s a stunning exhibition, an ode to colour, movement, light, and mood, which made me discover the work of Abstract Expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler. The show also includes a film which gives an insight into her unique process.
The exhibition runs until the 11th of May.
Helen Frankenthaler at work, 1969, Ernst Haas
Helen Frankenthaler at work, 1969, Ernst Haas
Helen Frankenthaler at work, 1969, Ernst Haas
Helen Frankenthaler at work, 1969, Ernst Haas
Indian Summer, 1967, Helen Frankenthaler
Nightmare, Helen Frankenthaler
Good Luck Orange, 1969, Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler with Alexander Liberman in her New York City studio, 1967, Dan Budnick
Around the Clock with Red, 1983, Helen Frankenthaler
WAKEFIELD TRIP
I just did a trip to Wakefield to see the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I highly recommend both! They’re part of the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle, which also includes the Henry Moore Institute and the Leeds Art Gallery.
Large Four Piece Reclining Figure, 1972-73, Bronze, Henry Moore
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Reclining Figure, 1936, Elmwood, Henry Moore
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Reclining Figure, detail, 1936, Elmwood, Henry Moore
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Two Forms, 1938, Honduras wood, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Barbara Hepworth’s Hand, c. 1943-4, Plaster, Barbara Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth’s Hand, c. 1967, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Hepworth with Curved Reclining Form (Rosewall), Nebrasina stone, in progress at Trewyn Studio, 1961
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Curved Reclining Form (Rosewall) in situ at Chetwynd House, Chesterfield
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Hieroglyph, c. 1953,Stone, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Piece of alabaster (unfinished), 1950s, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Piece of alabaster (unfinished), 1950s, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Hepworth and her assistants Brian Wall, Keith Leonard and Dicon Nance with the second stage of the Meridian prototype, Fore Street Studio, January 1959, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
Prototypes, Barbara Hepworth
Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
London Plane Leaves, Autumn 1988, Andy Goldsworthy
Leeds Art Gallery
The Family of Man, 1970, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Family of Man, 1970, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Family of Man, 1970, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Family of Man, 1970, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Family of Man, 1970, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Family of Man, 1970, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Squares with Two Circles, 1963, Bronze, Barbara Hepworth
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Untitled, 2002, Brass, Hans Josephsohn
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Large Totem Head, 1968, Bronze, Henry Moore
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Deer Shelter Skyspace, 2006, James Turrell
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Deer Shelter Skyspace, 2006, James Turrell
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Large Two Forms, 1966-69, Bronze, Henry Moore
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Ten Seated Figures, 2010, Cast iron, Magdalena Abakanowicz
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
TATE MODERN – POETRY AND DREAM
Recent visit to the Poetry and Dream display at the Tate Modern.
Ice, Mexico City 2005, Graciela Iturbide
Genoveva’s legs, Etla, Oaxaca, Mexico 2005, Graciela Iturbide
Profile 1940, F.E. McWilliam
The Lovers 1933, Man Ray
Variation for Four Hands and One Foot 1994, Louise Bourgeois
Untitled No. 16 1983, Louise Nevelson
JEANNE DETALLANTE
I discovered New York based Jeanne Detallante‘s work through her collaboration with Prada for their spring/summer 2014 collection. Jeanne created illustrations for the murals of the show in Milan and some of those Beauty Masks illustrations also graced some of the garments and accessories from the show.
Here is also one of her animations which I really like:
MIRA SCHENDEL
Works from the retrospective of Brazilian artist Mira Schendel on at the Tate Modern at the moment. A must see!
Mira Schendel and Little Nothing, London 1966, Clay Perry
Untitled, from the series Little Stubs, 1973
Untitled, from the series Little Stubs, 1973
Untitled, from the series Notebooks, 1971
Audrey’s art books
THE SCIENCE OF PATTERNS 