Agnes Martin : the distillation of color.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Agnes, 1912-2004, artist, contributor.

Chew-Bose, Durga, contributor.

Pace Gallery, host institution.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

Agnes Martin (Pace Gallery)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martin, Agnes, 1912-2004--Exhibitions.

Martin, Agnes.

Painting, Abstract--Exhibitions.

Painting, Abstract.

Color in art--Exhibitions.

Color in art.

Martin, Agnes, 1912-2004.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

168 pages : colorillustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Distillation of color

Place of Publication:

New York : Pace Publishing, [2021]

Summary:

"Pace Gallery is pleased to present a monographic exhibition dedicated to the paintings of Agnes Martin, whose work left an indelible mark on the history of modern and contemporary art and has continued to inspire generations of artists. For Martin, painting was defined by an ongoing exploration of its capacity to express a vision of beauty born of intuitive inspiration. Featuring a range of paintings from the 1970s to the early 1990s, from Martin's multicolored striped works, to compositions of color-washed bands defined by hand-drawn lines, to the deep gray Black Paintings that characterized her work in the late 1980s, this exhibition examines Martin's attentive use of color in each of these phases. Agnes Martin: The Distillation of Color traces this evolution within the context of Martin's broadening vision during the latter half of her career--one that crystalized her pursuit of perfection and quest to deepen her understanding of painting's essence, unattached to emotion or subject, yet radiant and meditative in its pure abstraction." -- Pace Gallery website

Contents:

Introduction: Walking on a razorback mesa with Agnes / Marc Glimcher

Essays. What we do not see if we do not see / Agnes Martin

In imagination only / Durga Chew-Bose

Pilgrim's progress / Olivia Laing

On Jill Johnston's "Agnes Martin: Surrender and solitude" / Bruce Hainley

The current of the river of life moves us / Agnes Martin

Selected paintings 1974-1992

Chronology 1972-1992: The years of solitude / Andria Hickey

Acknowledgments / Marc Glimcher.

Notes:

Catalog of an exhibition held at Pace Gallery, New York, from May 5-June 26, 2021.

Includes texts by Durga Chew-Bose [and five others].

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781948701396

1948701391

OCLC:

1293733730