Because of my interest in Albers, a friend who recently saw a few of Steve’s pieces from Homage to the Auction Block (2019-ongoing) series shared them with me. The work posits that the basic Modernist form is indeed the slave auction block. With the discovery of that form, all the other forms became possible.
#stevelocke
Jonathan Stevenson at Two Coats says Gary is far from content (and has been an abstract painter for over fifty years so his command of that vocation is duly acknowledged).
#garystephan
Using a combination of traditional and digital tools at hand, and borrowing from postmodern abstract idioms, Robert explores color, flatness and space in paintings and drawings that mirror the artist’s search for insight into the examined life. He shows with Cole Pratt Gallery.
#robertlandry
Jill at Hyperallergic (in addition to Joan) calls our attention to an exhibition at The Met celebrates the work of this self-taught artist, indigenous artist who neither exhibited nor profited from her work during her lifetime.
#marysully
Julie at Hyperallergic reviews Weaving at Black Mountain College: Anni Albers, Trude Guermonprez, and Their Students (2023), by Michael Beggs and Julie J. Thomson. Many of these weavers were also covered in the Women of Bauhaus exhibit I saw and blogged about several years ago. Fiber arts are having a good year in 2024 as Julie points out. Other than a nice pic of a piece by Joan she is not the topic, you can look here and (literally) here at the Asheville Art Museum, one of NC’s many fine institutions.
#joanpotterloveless
is in Keep Feeling Fascination at High Noon Gallery with Tom and Ryan and Will and others.
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#jilllevine
Knot’s work center around the exploration of light and color, with a notable series being “Colliding Colors.” This ongoing project delves into the complex interplay between colors of light and their profound impact on human perception.
#sebastiaanknot
A friend who likes to test my art history knowledge sent me the image below, which is at the de Young Museum. As a key figure in early American abstraction, Charles Green Shaw was a unique amalgamation of a multifaceted life, education and career that resulted in a significant and beautiful body of art. Shaw holds the special recognition of being the only American born artist to be awarded two solo exhibitions during his lifetime at Solomon Guggenheim’s Museum of Non-Objective Painting (which eventually became the Guggenheim).
#charlesgreenshaw
Adam at Two Coats sits down with Larry to talk about why he restarted his practice (in the context of some recent success of the same). A good read and yes, I like backstory.
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#larrygreenberg
is one of 7 artists that Artsy says stand out at this summer’s Venice Biennale (granted this is a posthumous honor in their case). Samia also gets a nod btw.
#ionesaldanha
Anton Stankowski (June 18, 1906 – December 11, 1998) was a German graphic designer, photographer and painter. He developed an original Theory of Design and pioneered Constructive Graphic Art. Typical Stankowski designs attempt to illustrate processes or behaviours rather than objects.
#antonstankowski
It would be hard to overstate the influence Albers has had on me as a creative and an instructor. I’ve written recently about this coming to the forefront of my practice including how my feelings about the moral deficiency of so many white l, male Modernists is a part of holding contradiction for me.
There is a foundation of course dedicated to the careers of Josef & Anni Albers.
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#josefalbers
Painting After Art is Dead 