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. His father was a gynecologist, and his mother was an artistically inclined housewife who attended a fashion school and later took up landscape painting after attending high school at phillips academy in andover, massachusetts, where he learned about abstract modernists josef albers and hans hofmann, he. Frank stella retrospective at the whitney museum youtube. Frank stella at the whitney from impassive abstraction. Tracking frank stellas restless migrations from painting and. Free to read articles from september 2015 part 6 site map. The frank stella retrospective at the whitney museum will likely provoke varied opinions, on a scale from great to godawful. Page reprints are available from more than 57,500 historical editions published since 1851, an incredible piece of history available nowhere else. To celebrate his long and robust career, the whitney museum in new york is staging a retrospective which showcases sixty years of stellas.
His grand, highspirited, slightly overstuffed retrospective has taken over the fifth and largest exhibition floor of the new whitney museum of. A retrospective, the first showcase for a living artist in its admirable new riverside home. Now that the whitney museum of american art has left its longtime digs on madison avenue for an allnew, terraceladen building in chelsea. When the elevator door opens into the first gallery,the viewer is met by two very different canvases. With artist frank stella, what you see is what you see.
What does it mean, for instance, that frank stella, 79, the champion of abstract art, has been tapped for the inaugural retrospective at the new building. Deborah kass born 1952 is an american artist whose work explores the intersection of pop culture, art history, and the construction of self. Frank stella, a retrospective at the whitney is fun. 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. Mar 23, 2017 whitney cox is an associate professor in the department of south asian languages and civilizations at the university of chicago. Online shopping for stella, frank from a great selection at books store. On saturday, february artpoint will host its valentines day gala, frank stella. Articles featured in the new criterion on frankstella. Space, a book derived from a series of lectures that stella delivered at.
Baur purchase fund, the charles and anita blatt fund, peter m. On our first visit to the park, we heard that the whitney museum was planning to relocate from uptown to new premises bang on the high line. His grand, highspirited, slightly overstuffed retrospective has taken over the fifth and largest exhibition floor of the new whitney museum of american art, where it looks. Page reprints mark a milestone occasion in a loved ones life with a page from the times archives. For stella, his work of the 60s was exactly thatwork that was right for the 1960s, but that would be outdated if continued in the following decades. Tracking frank stellas restless migrations from painting. Weinberg, the whitneys director, and michael auping, chief curator of the museum of modern art of fort worth, working closely with mr. Previously on view at the whitney museum of american art, this exhibition will travel. Paintings, prints, and mixedmedia works by frank stella, a leading abstract artist of the 60s through the 80s. Biography frank stella was born in malden, massachusetts, a bluecolor suburb right outside of boston, on may 12 th, 1936. Marianne boesky gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent sculptures by renowned artist frank stella. Frank stella at the whitney is all style, no substance.
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Moonset on sunrise mountain and modes of philology in medieval south india. Throughout his books and articles he maintains a lyrical. Painting in color in the 1960s at the whitney museum of american art. Weinberg, the director of the whitney, delivered the news at the museums annual gala on wednesday night, where 600 guests gathered to honor the many artists whose works have been shown in the landmark marcel breuer building on madison avenue and 75th. In a season when many new york museums are devoting a lot of energy to the past, the whitneys survey of work by wade guyton stands out as a cause for optimism. Today, he continues to open new gallery shows and prepares for a 2015 retrospective at. The frank stella retrospective at the whitney museum will likely. These days stellas wheeling stripes and shaped canvasses remind viewers of corporate lobbies. Johnson built the 47acre estate for himself in new canaan, connecticut. Frank stella and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Having gone to the exhibit at the new whitney museum, i have a book that captures and. A retrospective features the artists bestknown works. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Fourteen structures cover the estate, many of them designed by johnson. Frank stella born may 12, 1936 is an american painter and printmaker. A catalogue raisonne 19671982 signed first edition by axsom, richard h. I rarely encounter a human in possession of such lopsided genius, in that stella s mastery of the abstract shines a bit more than his talent for the concrete. This is an extremely rare vintage hand signed and numbered lithograph from an edition of only 100 published on the occasion of frank stellas retrospective at the whitney museum of american art, the first full retrospective of stellas prints. See more ideas about frank stella, post painterly abstraction and art. Prints 196782, the first full retrospective of stella prints, on view at the whitney museum through. Feb 11, 2016 eric foner, the muchdecorated columbia university historian, will take on the title american historian laureate in april when the newyork historical society presents him with its annual american history book prize for gateway to freedom. See more ideas about frank stella, frank stella art and post painterly abstraction.
This manual is meant for all art and archaeology majors to aid in the preparation of written work for courses in the department, including the senior thesis. A survey of business conservation of buildings and neighborhoods by sibyl mcc groff. The big apple has been the backdrop of countless films, tv shows, and photographs, and, of course, many lovely books. Frank stella clothiers has been a purveyor of fine mens clothing on the west side of new york since 1976. Since 1958, artist frank stella has been courting controversy and creating remarkable art in various media. Frank stella at the whitney museum big city sasquatch.
He attended high school at phillips academy in andover, ma, and went on to study history at princeton university. Were so accustomed to saluting frank stellas career as a painter its been nearly a quarter of a century since his debut in a museum of. This fun and surprising exhibit showcasing 60 years of frank stellas artwork includes paintings, reliefs, maquettes, sculptures, and drawings and will be at the whitney until february 7, 2016. Frank stella at the whitney from impassive abstraction to riotous. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The surprising tale of one of frank stellas black paintings. Tracking frank stellas restless migrations from painting and beyond nytimes. Department style sheet for written work updated september 2015 a style sheet is a manual detailing the house style of a particular publisher or institution. Showcasing works from all of his major series, the book surveys the full sweep of stellas career, from his artistic beginnings in. 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 whitney s stella show raises many deep questions, among them the fate of older artists in a society obsessed with novelty and breakthroughs. I rarely encounter a human in possession of such lopsided genius, in that stellas mastery of the abstract shines a bit more than his talent for the concrete.
From italian decent, his parents pushed him to do his best and enrolled him in an elite secondary school, phillips academy, to finish out his education before he enrolled in princeton university in 1954. 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. A retrospective, is the first special exhibition at the whitney museums new location in the meatpacking district. Frank stella is one of americas greatest living artists. Frank stellas prints at the whitney the new york times. Eugene schwartz, for example, who, along with his wife, barbara, amassed an important collection including frank stella, morris louis and david smith, stopped collecting altogether in 1969. Mar 17, 2015 biography frank stella was born in malden, massachusetts, a bluecolor suburb right outside of boston, on may 12 th, 1936. Frank stellaartists rights society with works reminiscent of kazimir malevich and ad reinhardts black paintings he hardly invented it, stella was.
Frank stella author of working space charles eliot. The whitney taps frank stella for an inaugural retrospective at. The constellation of frank stella the new york times. Stella has been experimenting with 3d printing technologies in his practice since 2002. Working space, his provocative lecture series later published as a book. He has recently published two books, politics, kingship, and poetry in medieval south india. Well, the most meaningful works are works that i experienced or ran into when i first came to new york in the late 50s. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
This new book on frank stella the catalog for a major retrospective that began in october, at the whitney museum of american art seems. Whether you call new york home or youre dreaming of a jaunt to the city, get inspired by one of these nythemed reads. Not all of them are part of the tour, but in addition to the glass and brick houses the standard tour takes in both the painting and sculpture galleries. Site map free to read articles 2015 september part 6. 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. Deborah kass works in mixed media, and is most recognized for her paintings, prints, photography, sculptures and neon lighting installations.
A retrospective brings together the artists bestknown works installed alongside lesser known examples to reveal the extraordinary scope and diversity of his nearly sixtyyear career. Department style sheet for written work september 2017 a style sheet is a manual detailing the house style of a particular publisher or institution. The controlled minimalism of his works in the late 1950s and early 60s gave way to maximalist riots of colour later in his career with subsequent works surpassing 2d canvas to become sculptural. I decided to start 2016 with a big show and the frank stella exhibition at the whitney museum definitely qualifies as a really big exhibition. Frank stella was born in malden, massachusetts, to parents of italian descent.
A retrospective at whitney museum of american art, october 30, 2015 february 7, 2016 photographs by corrado serra. Moby dick series, engravings, domes and deckle edges 01nov1993. Nov 09, 2015 in a retrospective on frank stella s work at the whitney museum, peter schjeldahl writes in the new yorker about the swagger of this hugely influential artist. After he graduated in 1958, the artist moved to new york, ny. With artist frank stella, what you see is what you see early in his career, stellas goal was to not depict anything. Dec 28, 2015 new york, 28 december 2015 ive described in a previous post the beautiful, and really very unique, high line park in new york. To celebrate his long and robust career, the whitney museum in new york is staging a retrospective which showcases sixty years of stellas abstract work. A frank stella retrospective, at the whitney the new yorker. Perhaps abstract painting is hot again, or perhaps the whitney has entered a mature phase, celebrating not just the rise of art stars but the feat of staying artistically elevated over the years. My name is frank stella, and im an artist in new york city.
Frank stella is the author of working space charles eliot norton lectures 4. This landmark catalogue presents a retrospective study of frank stella b. Whats surprising is the scope of this activity, now clearly laid out in frank stella. See more ideas about frank stella, post painterly abstraction and frank stella art. Dec 28, 2015 the pieces in the frank stella show which the whitney is currently organizing were even worse. This weekend, the whitney museum of american art opens the doors for frank stella. Frank stellaone of the most wellknown names in modern art historyhas evolved quite a bit since he first made the flat, colorblocked, linear geometric abstract paintings that made him famous in the 1960s. Department style sheet for written work princeton university. The crowded installation of huge abstract paintings, reliefs. Art june 2019 spilling over at the whitney by karen wilkin. Warner and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tracking frank stellas restless migrations from painting and beyond frank stella redux post august the proverbial dog days of summer is a good time to look back on the past twelve months. Stella uses the crisis of representational art in sixteenthcentury italy to illuminate the crisis of abstraction in our time.
Ranging from the monumental to the intimatelyscaled, the featured sculptures capture stellas ongoing exploration of the spatial relationships between abstract and geometric forms and the ways in which they behave in and engage with physical space. Mar 25, 2020 bathing is among our oldest selfcare rituals. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist. One day in 1980, he saw a painting by the artist julian schnabel in a dealers gallery. The whitney taps frank stella for an inaugural retrospective at its. The wide, wacky world of frank stellas titles as a new whitney museum retrospective shows, the abstract artist finds inspiration in everything from racecar driving to mobydick. In a retrospective on frank stellas work at the whitney museum, peter schjeldahl writes in the new yorker about the swagger of this hugely influential artist. Frank stella describes his perception of other artists work, as well as his own, in this handsomely illustrated volume. Frank stella is an american artist best known for his use of geometric patterns and shapes in creating both paintings and sculptures. They were huge lumbering monsters, which would not even fit through the front doors of our apartment building, leave alone through the door of our apartment. Frank stella, forever pushing boundaries artnet news. A retrospective, which opened yesterday at the whitney museum of american art, is a brilliantly curated, blatantly overhung masterstroke of. A glass house full of the past opens to the present. One of the most highly regarded postwar american painters still working today, stellas style has constantly evolved.