Mysteries of Mondrian
Peter Schjeldahl writes wonderfully in The New Yorker about “Piet Mondrian: A Life”. This review covers Mondrian’s dynamics with Picasso, Pollock, Duchamp and jazz. Schjeldahl, comparing Mondrian to … Read More
Piet Mondrian: A Life
Piet Mondrian: A Life is the first comprehensive biography on Mondrian ever published in English. Mondrian was not the monk some historians have made him out to be. Though … Read More
Mondrian at National Gallery of Art “Seeing Double”
Included in the wonderful exhibit “Seeing Double” at NGA is an emblematic painting by Piet Mondrian and one of the same size by Marlow Moss (1932). The two works are … Read More
Benjamin H.D. Buchloh’s “Gerhard Richter”
Art in America has a lengthy book review titled “History’s Painter” in the September 2022 issue that discusses the analysis of the painter Gerhard Richter’s lifetime of work. Buchloh’s focus … Read More
Want to Start Collecting Abstract Art?
Artnet has an article that references several painters whose work is discussed in Abstract Painting: Concepts and Techniques – Larry Poons, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland … Read More
Gerhard Richter at 90
From the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo announcement: This exhibition features German artist Gerhard Richter, one of the greatest artists of our age. It is the first Richter show … Read More
Caio Fonseca show at Tayloe Piggott Gallery
Tayloe Piggott Gallery is exhibiting work by Caio Fonseca, celebrating his latest work. The art hangs through July 31, 2022. Says Fonseca: “Also, every inch of the surface … Read More
The six lines that made a masterpiece
Mondrian was born 150 years ago and his birth is commemorated/celebrated in several venues. A BBC article nicely highlights the seminal importance of Piet Mondrian’s contributions to painting. This … Read More
Joan Mitchell: The intense life
There are many interesting nuggets about Mitchell in this CBS News extended interview. Mitchell was described as both charming and cantankerous. Her love life was tumultuous. A heavy drinker and … Read More
Pat Adams: Alexandre Gallery
An exhibit of abstract painter Pat Adams at Alexandre Gallery NYC celebrate decades of her investigations. As the Bennington Reformer profile quoted Adams: Usually, the title is something that has … Read More