Eva Hesse
Was reading this good article on Sol Lewitt and discovered he wrote to Eva suggesting she try making bad work. More #evahesse
Julije Knifer
Since I’ve written about banal formalist modalities a couple of times recently I figured three times is the trick? Croatian artist Julije Knifer responded to the post-revolutionary socialist aestheticism (asceticism?) of the… Read more Julije Knifer →
Arshille Gorky
Blogging about Susan‘s brand of automatism made me think of Arshille who, in my opinion, utilized this modality as deftly as any other artist we have placed in the canon.… Read more Arshille Gorky →
Susan Morris
Was talking about automatism with a fellow artist who surprisingly was unfamiliar. In addition to other good material on the topic the Tate’s online presence has this great article on… Read more Susan Morris →
Zarina Hashmi
Another icon that like Abraham we have lost recently. She was known simply as Zarina, and for her symbolist semi-abstract prints. Her website is still up. #zarina
Abraham Palatnik
Abraham Palatnik, an important Brazilian modernist artist, has died at 92 of coronavirus-related complications. He was a Concretist like Lygia, practicing and making kinetic art, and was a member of… Read more Abraham Palatnik →
Secundido Hernandez
Makes some large paintings. As someone who also has an academic background and is interested in an equilibrium between chaos and control, I’m in. More #secundidohernandez
Ruth Asawa
“Asawa lived an extraordinary life independent of her incredible body of work. Her path was a series of trials overcome and small paradises found—from internment camps in America to, later,… Read more Ruth Asawa →
Giani Politi
was at the Armory Show (below) and apparently Frieze, too. More
EKTA
Really well done interview, a lot of sharing by a great artist. The current situation has been fantastic for his work- these are ✊🏼. #EKTA
Shizuko Yoshikawa
Shizuko is new to me, having caught this #Artspace piece in my RSS feed because I am usually quite drawn to Concrete artists’ work. #shizukoyoshikawa
Shirazeh Houshiary
Since exploring abstraction from artists born in Muslim countries was so enjoyable recently Artsy’s newest on #womenartists from the Middle East would have caught my eye even if Etel wasn’t… Read more Shirazeh Houshiary →
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Maria, who is no longer with us, stills gets respect for her contributions to abstraction, mostly because her unique approach was a melding of her early schooling with the French Cubist Fernand… Read more Maria Helena Vieira da Silva →
Carlos Cruz-Diez
I felt like I’d seen Carlos’s work before seeing the first piece below in #surmoderno. A little internet searching turned up some things that… yeah, I’m sure I’ve seen these… Read more Carlos Cruz-Diez →
William Tillyer
So I noticed when I stepped into Bernard Jacobson‘s booth at the #armoryshow to see the gem below that Jon Yau called William the greatest living painter of his generation.… Read more William Tillyer →
