The exhibition features paintings, reliefs, sculpture, and prints that span the artists career. Entry begun on the fifth floor of the whitney, thursday, october 29, 1. Oct 29, 2015 the youngest artist to ever receive a retrospective at the museum of modern artin 1970, at age 34frank stella carved his name into american art history with his innovative shaped canvases. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his artistic beginnings in. Read this feature and more in the december 2016 issue of juxtapoz magazine. Dec 06, 2015 this new book on frank stella the catalog for a major retrospective that began in october, at the whitney museum of american art seems, at least at first, to take its cues from the art. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his artistic beginnings in high school and college to today. Jun 03, 2016 this week, we visit the the modern and our interviewer, k. Stellas nearly 60year odyssey through and beyond painting, and. Frank philip stella born may 12, 1936 is an american painter, sculptor and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and postpainterly abstraction. A retrospective is the first major survey of the artists career in the us since 1987. This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella b 1936, one of the most important figures in 20thcentury american art showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his artistic beginnings in high school and college to today. It will be on view in san francisco from november 5, 2016 through february 26, 2017.
During the 1970s, the year of his retrospective, he introduced new materials into his work. A retrospective excerpt published on dec 2, 2015 this landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella, one of the most important figures in 20thcentury american. Exploring pictorial spacehow paintings can seem to expand or contract, lie completely flat or envelop the viewer, suggest movement or foster stillnesshas led to some of stellas most. This publication follows, for the first time, frank stella s artistic development over five decades, and documents the unique retrospective in the kunstmuseum wolfsburg with numerous images of his paintings, reliefs, sculptures, models, and works on paper. Stella in viewing the museum of modern arts 1980 picasso retrospective. For over fifty years, frank stella has created a significant body of abstract art comprised of paintings, reliefs, sculptures, drawings, and prints.
This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella b. A comprehensive look at the breadth and depth of the work of one of americaas most influential abstract artists this landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella b. Frank stella, forever pushing boundaries artnet news. On the occasion of stellas comprehensive retrospective at the kunstmuseum wolfsburg, this massive survey celebrates the many lives of frank stella. This new book on frank stella the catalog for a major retrospective that began in october, at the whitney museum of american art seems. From minimalism to maximalism, frank stellas prints and sculptures never fail to engage the viewer no matter how complex or simple they may seem. Working space, his provocative lecture series later published as a book, addresses the issue of pictorial space in postmodern art. In his early work, stella attempted to drain any external meaning or symbolism from painting, reducing his images to geometric form and eliminating illusionistic effects. Retrospective monograph on the occasion of frank stellas seventyfifth birthday frank. Stellas nearly 60year odyssey through and beyond painting, and back again with about 70 often quite large artworks. Got this book as a gift, read it, didnt take to it. Stella uses the crisis of representational art in sixteenthcentury italy to illuminate the crisis of abstraction in our time. Bill saylor i used to walk by frank stellas studio on th street in the 90s a.
His early works anticipates many elements of minimalism, which is why he is also considered by some a minimalist, although most of his later artworks are not strictly minimalist. As the first artist to receive a oneperson retrospective at the new whitney museum of american art, frank stella is an odd choice. Dear teachers, we are delighted to welcome you to the exhibition, frank stella. Prints also features an illustrated chronology, a glossary tailored to stellas practice, a bibliography and an index. Nov 17, 2015 naturally, i was excited to be invited to the opening of the frank stella retrospective at the new whitney museum overlooking the hudson river shoreline that herman melville had supervised as customs inspector after losing his audience as a novelist. Peter schjeldahl on a retrospective of frank stellas work, at the whitney, the importance of his black paintings, the book working space, and his career. A retrospective slp by auping, michael, weinberg, adam d. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new.
Frank stella retrospective at new whitney museum part 1. Yes, his paintings are abstract, but we can see what motivates and influences his creativity. The 95 plates at its heart show stella running through the full range. Yale university press, in association with the whitney museum of american art, new york and the modern art museum of fort worth, 2015. Artist frank stella talks about his paintings and sculptures. Peter schjeldahl on a retrospective of frank stellas work, at the whitney, the importance of his black paintings, the book working space, and. This week, we visit the the modern and our interviewer, k. In working space, a book derived from a series of lectures that stella delivered at harvard in the early eighties, he framed his new work as an answer to a crisis in abstract painting. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his a.
This retrospective is the most comprehensive presentation of stellas career to date, showcasing his prolific output from the mid1950s to the present through approximately 100 works, including paintings, reliefs. A retrospective exhibition hayward gallery, london, 25 july to 31 august, 1970. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book. A retrospective features the artists bestknown works. Any consideration of frank stellas work should begin with his own description of it. This exhibition presents frank stella s career to date, showcasing his prolific output from the mid1950s to the present through approximately 100 works. In 1970, frank stella, at the age thirtythree, was then the youngest artist to have a retrospective at the museum of modern art.
The youngest artist to ever receive a retrospective at the museum of modern artin 1970, at age 34frank stella carved his name into american art history with his innovative shaped canvases. It presents prints that make apparent how his highly experimental endeavors have redefined the traditional print. A master of composition, his graphic manipulations of geometry and his formal survey of abstraction make frank stella one of the foremost american artists of his lifetime. Soon after arriving in new york in the late 1950s, frank stella born 1936 came to prominence with his striped black paintings and shaped canvases.
Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his artistic beginnings in high school and. A retrospective details the artists remarkable career as a printmaker. A retrospective is that it explains and explores how stellas intellect, travels and life experiences are mirrored in his work. Threedimensional constructions of paint, paper, felt, and canvas were mounted on cardboard supports. A comprehensive look at the breadth and depth of the work of one of americas most influential abstract artists this landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella b. For almost six decades frank stella has been one of the most important and influential figures in the evolution of modern art, expanding the definitions of art and challenging its conventions.
Working space affords a rare opportunity to view painting from the inside out, through the eyes of one of the worlds most prominent abstract painters. The following feature appears in the november 2016 issue of nylon. This new book on frank stella the catalog for a major retrospective that began in october, at the whitney museum of american art seems, at least at first, to take its cues from the art of the 79yearold master. I think any critic, curator, or collector would be very hardpressed to come up with a postwar artist working today who has. Mar 19, 2020 frank stella, in full frank philip stella, born may 12, 1936, malden, massachusetts, u. Hear directly from timothy anglin burgard, curatorincharge of american art at the fine arts museums of san francisco and others, as they tell the stories behind the work of an artist who has challenged and expanded the definitions of painting and sculpture. Frank stella, an iconic figure of postwar american art, is considered the most influential painter of a generation that moved beyond abstract expressionism toward minimalism. The modern art museum of fort worth and the whitney museum of american art present frank stella. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Frank stella describes his perception of other artists work, as well as his own, in this handsomely illustrated volume. Tracking frank stellas restless migrations from painting.
A frank stella retrospective, at the whitney the new yorker. Frank stella is an italian american painter and printmaker, significant in the art movement called postpainterly abstraction. May 23, 2016 modern art museum of fort worth chief curator michael auping and artist frank stella speak about the exhibition on view at the modern through september 18, 2016. Nov 17, 2015 this landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella b. Yoland, speaks with artist frank stella about his exhibition, frank stella. A retrospective, a comprehensive survey of one of the most important living american artists. It may be available from zvab or other secondhand book portals. This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella, one of the most important figures in 20thcentury american art. Nov 01, 2015 showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his artistic beginnings in high school and college to today. Ive never been a fan of frank stella, who currently has a monumental retrospective at the whitney museum.
He was appointed the charles eliot norton professor of poetry at harvard university in 1983. I cant stress enough how important it is, if you are interested at all in painting, to look, and to look a great deal, at painting. What you see is what see, he once famously declaimed, by which he meant it was pointless to. A retrospective, on view at the whitney from october 30, 2015 through february 7, 2016. Frank stella, in full frank philip stella, born may 12, 1936, malden, massachusetts, u. A retrospective nov 05, 2016 feb 26, 2017de young museum, san francisco one learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters. This retrospective is the most comprehensive presentation of stellas career to date. This exhibition presents frank stellas career to date, showcasing his prolific output from the mid1950s to the present through approximately 100 works. The retrospective frank stella is currently on view at the whitney museum of american art, which opened on october 30, 2015 and will run through february 7, 2016. A retrospective is jointly organized by the whitney museum of american art, new york, and the modern art museum of fort worth. Working space, his provocative lecture series later published as a book. Modern art museum of fort worth chief curator michael auping and artist frank stella speak about the exhibition on view at the modern through september 18, 2016.
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