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From June 6, 2021 to September 5, 2021, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents “Wang Tuo: Empty-handed into History.” As Wang Tuo’s (b. 1984, Changchun) first institutional solo show, this exhibition collects eight of the artist's single- and multi-channel video works, including, in its complete form for the first time, “The Northeast Tetralogy,” as well as related(...)
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From June 6, 2021 to September 5, 2021, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents “Wang Tuo: Empty-handed into History.” As Wang Tuo’s (b. 1984, Changchun) first institutional solo show, this exhibition collects eight of the artist's single- and multi-channel video works, including, in its complete form for the first time, “The Northeast Tetralogy,” as well as related(...)
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From June 6, 2021 to September 5, 2021, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents “Wang Tuo: Empty-handed into History.” As Wang Tuo’s (b. 1984, Changchun) first institutional solo show, this exhibition collects eight of the artist's single- and multi-channel video works, including, in its complete form for the first time, “The Northeast Tetralogy,” as well as related archival materials and sketches from the artist, presenting an overview of the artist's early-career works. On the occasion of the exhibition, UCCA published Wang Tuo's first-ever catalogue, which reproduces his video works through still images and script excerpts. Essays by exhibition curator Luan Shixuan and critics Fu Liaoliao and Zian Chen contextualize the artist's oeuvre through the perspectives of history, literary theory, Chinese traditional beliefs, and other frameworks.
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From June 6, 2021 to September 5, 2021, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art presents “Wang Tuo: Empty-handed into History.” As Wang Tuo’s (b. 1984, Changchun) first institutional solo show, this exhibition collects eight of the artist's single- and multi-channel video works, including, in its complete form for the first time, “The Northeast Tetralogy,” as well as related archival materials and sketches from the artist, presenting an overview of the artist's early-career works. On the occasion of the exhibition, UCCA published Wang Tuo's first-ever catalogue, which reproduces his video works through still images and script excerpts. Essays by exhibition curator Luan Shixuan and critics Fu Liaoliao and Zian Chen contextualize the artist's oeuvre through the perspectives of history, literary theory, Chinese traditional beliefs, and other frameworks.
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November 2021
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Over the last 50 years, Lebanese American artist Simone Fattal's (born 1942) multifaceted practice has explored the impact of displacement as well as the episteme of archeology and mythology, drawing from a range of sources including war narratives, landscape painting, ancient history and poetry. Inspired by her visit to the archeological sites of Pompeii, Fattal debuts a(...)
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Over the last 50 years, Lebanese American artist Simone Fattal's (born 1942) multifaceted practice has explored the impact of displacement as well as the episteme of archeology and mythology, drawing from a range of sources including war narratives, landscape painting, ancient history and poetry. Inspired by her visit to the archeological sites of Pompeii, Fattal debuts a(...)
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Simone Fattal: a breeze over the Mediterranean
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Over the last 50 years, Lebanese American artist Simone Fattal's (born 1942) multifaceted practice has explored the impact of displacement as well as the episteme of archeology and mythology, drawing from a range of sources including war narratives, landscape painting, ancient history and poetry. Inspired by her visit to the archeological sites of Pompeii, Fattal debuts a new body of sculpture and ceramics blending history with memory, grappling with the loss of time while revealing its repetitions. Says Fattal of Pompeii's significance, "the place has not been destroyed by time, but by a moment ... there are fragments of all periods mingled together ... Egypt is present, but also Syria and Asia Minor. But with all this diversity and differences, it seems that all lived together in harmony."
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Over the last 50 years, Lebanese American artist Simone Fattal's (born 1942) multifaceted practice has explored the impact of displacement as well as the episteme of archeology and mythology, drawing from a range of sources including war narratives, landscape painting, ancient history and poetry. Inspired by her visit to the archeological sites of Pompeii, Fattal debuts a new body of sculpture and ceramics blending history with memory, grappling with the loss of time while revealing its repetitions. Says Fattal of Pompeii's significance, "the place has not been destroyed by time, but by a moment ... there are fragments of all periods mingled together ... Egypt is present, but also Syria and Asia Minor. But with all this diversity and differences, it seems that all lived together in harmony."
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August 2025
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Alice Neel: I am the century
Alice Neel: I am the century
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''Alice Neel: I Am the Century'' accompanies the first major retrospective in Italy dedicated to the US artist Alice Neel (1900–1984), presented by Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin. Conceived as both a critical and a narrative journey, this publication offers an in-depth exploration of Neel's artistic and personal life, expanding on the exhibition through a rich selection of(...)
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''Alice Neel: I Am the Century'' accompanies the first major retrospective in Italy dedicated to the US artist Alice Neel (1900–1984), presented by Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin. Conceived as both a critical and a narrative journey, this publication offers an in-depth exploration of Neel's artistic and personal life, expanding on the exhibition through a rich selection of(...)
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Alice Neel: I am the century
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''Alice Neel: I Am the Century'' accompanies the first major retrospective in Italy dedicated to the US artist Alice Neel (1900–1984), presented by Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin. Conceived as both a critical and a narrative journey, this publication offers an in-depth exploration of Neel's artistic and personal life, expanding on the exhibition through a rich selection of essays and visual material. Merging realism with surrealism and empathy with unflinching clarity, Neel captured the psychological and emotional depth of her sitters. The publication emphasizes her capacity to chronicle life's stages and relationships—childhood and adulthood, sexuality and intimacy, community and political consciousness—through works that continue to resonate with contemporary audiences. Positioning Neel as both artist and witness, ''I Am the Century'' underscores her enduring humanism and her singular vision of the "human comedy," offering readers a comprehensive entry point into a body of work that is still influencing new generations of artists.
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''Alice Neel: I Am the Century'' accompanies the first major retrospective in Italy dedicated to the US artist Alice Neel (1900–1984), presented by Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin. Conceived as both a critical and a narrative journey, this publication offers an in-depth exploration of Neel's artistic and personal life, expanding on the exhibition through a rich selection of essays and visual material. Merging realism with surrealism and empathy with unflinching clarity, Neel captured the psychological and emotional depth of her sitters. The publication emphasizes her capacity to chronicle life's stages and relationships—childhood and adulthood, sexuality and intimacy, community and political consciousness—through works that continue to resonate with contemporary audiences. Positioning Neel as both artist and witness, ''I Am the Century'' underscores her enduring humanism and her singular vision of the "human comedy," offering readers a comprehensive entry point into a body of work that is still influencing new generations of artists.
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731.52 cm of land
731.52 cm of land
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Building loosely on the form of a pocket-sized travel guide, "731.52 cm of land" unfolds into a 731.52 cm wide miniature landscape. Composed of hand-painted and digitally illustrated images stitched together into a continuous sequence, the book includes a poem and short narrative by the artist, an essay co-authored with Daniella Sanader, and an afterword by Heather Canlas(...)
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Building loosely on the form of a pocket-sized travel guide, "731.52 cm of land" unfolds into a 731.52 cm wide miniature landscape. Composed of hand-painted and digitally illustrated images stitched together into a continuous sequence, the book includes a poem and short narrative by the artist, an essay co-authored with Daniella Sanader, and an afterword by Heather Canlas(...)
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731.52 cm of land
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Building loosely on the form of a pocket-sized travel guide, "731.52 cm of land" unfolds into a 731.52 cm wide miniature landscape. Composed of hand-painted and digitally illustrated images stitched together into a continuous sequence, the book includes a poem and short narrative by the artist, an essay co-authored with Daniella Sanader, and an afterword by Heather Canlas Rigg. A sticker sheet featuring animal and plant forms is included as an insert. Functioning as a poetic visual-textual essay, the book unsettles the familiar logic of travel guides and the explorer’s gaze. It troubles the impulses of sightseeing, navigation, and tourism, while calling into question the authoritative languages of archaeology, botany, taxonomy, and cartography. It emerges from ongoing inquiries in Nour Bishouty’s practice around permission, legibility, and understanding.
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Building loosely on the form of a pocket-sized travel guide, "731.52 cm of land" unfolds into a 731.52 cm wide miniature landscape. Composed of hand-painted and digitally illustrated images stitched together into a continuous sequence, the book includes a poem and short narrative by the artist, an essay co-authored with Daniella Sanader, and an afterword by Heather Canlas Rigg. A sticker sheet featuring animal and plant forms is included as an insert. Functioning as a poetic visual-textual essay, the book unsettles the familiar logic of travel guides and the explorer’s gaze. It troubles the impulses of sightseeing, navigation, and tourism, while calling into question the authoritative languages of archaeology, botany, taxonomy, and cartography. It emerges from ongoing inquiries in Nour Bishouty’s practice around permission, legibility, and understanding.
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September 2025
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"Studies on Squats" is an evocative exploration of embodied resistance and political movement that uses the multifaceted posture of the "Asian Squat" as a lens through which broader concepts of migration, illness, and resilience are examined. In "Studies on Squats," the body—in its most vulnerable and potent states—becomes a speculative site for reclaiming agency by(...)
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"Studies on Squats" is an evocative exploration of embodied resistance and political movement that uses the multifaceted posture of the "Asian Squat" as a lens through which broader concepts of migration, illness, and resilience are examined. In "Studies on Squats," the body—in its most vulnerable and potent states—becomes a speculative site for reclaiming agency by(...)
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Yon Natalie Mik: Studies on Squats
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"Studies on Squats" is an evocative exploration of embodied resistance and political movement that uses the multifaceted posture of the "Asian Squat" as a lens through which broader concepts of migration, illness, and resilience are examined. In "Studies on Squats," the body—in its most vulnerable and potent states—becomes a speculative site for reclaiming agency by crafting new forms of protest that draw from ancestral strength, humor and eroticism. This posture, rich with cultural resonance, offers as an entry point to imagine ways in which the body can engage in acts of defiance against systems of oppression. "Studies on Squats" invites the audience to consider how dance and choreographic thinking can serve as tools for envisioning alternative futures, where artistry empowers those enduring systemic social injustices to transform their realities.
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"Studies on Squats" is an evocative exploration of embodied resistance and political movement that uses the multifaceted posture of the "Asian Squat" as a lens through which broader concepts of migration, illness, and resilience are examined. In "Studies on Squats," the body—in its most vulnerable and potent states—becomes a speculative site for reclaiming agency by crafting new forms of protest that draw from ancestral strength, humor and eroticism. This posture, rich with cultural resonance, offers as an entry point to imagine ways in which the body can engage in acts of defiance against systems of oppression. "Studies on Squats" invites the audience to consider how dance and choreographic thinking can serve as tools for envisioning alternative futures, where artistry empowers those enduring systemic social injustices to transform their realities.
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December 2025
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Petit bois
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"Petit bois" restitue une expérience d’immersion dans la forêt boréale québécoise. En 2024, Marianne Tricot passe deux mois dans une station de recherche en écologie forestière située au cœur de la forêt où elle accompagne une équipe de scientifiques sur le terrain. Le livre présente quatre-vingt douze pastels à l’huile réalisés dans cet environnement, en hiver et en été.(...)
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"Petit bois" restitue une expérience d’immersion dans la forêt boréale québécoise. En 2024, Marianne Tricot passe deux mois dans une station de recherche en écologie forestière située au cœur de la forêt où elle accompagne une équipe de scientifiques sur le terrain. Le livre présente quatre-vingt douze pastels à l’huile réalisés dans cet environnement, en hiver et en été.(...)
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Petit bois
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"Petit bois" restitue une expérience d’immersion dans la forêt boréale québécoise. En 2024, Marianne Tricot passe deux mois dans une station de recherche en écologie forestière située au cœur de la forêt où elle accompagne une équipe de scientifiques sur le terrain. Le livre présente quatre-vingt douze pastels à l’huile réalisés dans cet environnement, en hiver et en été. Sous-bois, forêts brûlées, lacs gelés ou dégelés, traces d’animaux, tapis de mousse ou chercheur.ses au travail sont représentés. À la fin de l’ouvrage, un ensemble de mots – notions scientifiques, éléments observés, études menées, sensations éprouvées – sont rassemblés sous la forme d’un lexique. Trois points de vue sur la forêt boréale s’y mêlent : celui d’un chercheur en paléoécologie, celui d’une femme gardienne de territoire membre de la Première Nation Innu, et celui de l’artiste.
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"Petit bois" restitue une expérience d’immersion dans la forêt boréale québécoise. En 2024, Marianne Tricot passe deux mois dans une station de recherche en écologie forestière située au cœur de la forêt où elle accompagne une équipe de scientifiques sur le terrain. Le livre présente quatre-vingt douze pastels à l’huile réalisés dans cet environnement, en hiver et en été. Sous-bois, forêts brûlées, lacs gelés ou dégelés, traces d’animaux, tapis de mousse ou chercheur.ses au travail sont représentés. À la fin de l’ouvrage, un ensemble de mots – notions scientifiques, éléments observés, études menées, sensations éprouvées – sont rassemblés sous la forme d’un lexique. Trois points de vue sur la forêt boréale s’y mêlent : celui d’un chercheur en paléoécologie, celui d’une femme gardienne de territoire membre de la Première Nation Innu, et celui de l’artiste.
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À l’occasion de son exposition ''À toi de faire, ma mignonne'', au Musée Picasso, à Paris, Sophie Calle a dévoilé ses idées inabouties, qui sont aussi ses ratés. Dans ce recueil-événement, qui révèle toute la part immergée d’un travail de plusieurs décennies, on retrouve les motifs principaux de son œuvre, comme le hasard, la rencontre fortuite, et surtout son idée(...)
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À l’occasion de son exposition ''À toi de faire, ma mignonne'', au Musée Picasso, à Paris, Sophie Calle a dévoilé ses idées inabouties, qui sont aussi ses ratés. Dans ce recueil-événement, qui révèle toute la part immergée d’un travail de plusieurs décennies, on retrouve les motifs principaux de son œuvre, comme le hasard, la rencontre fortuite, et surtout son idée(...)
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Sophie Calle: Catalogue raisoné de l'inachevé
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À l’occasion de son exposition ''À toi de faire, ma mignonne'', au Musée Picasso, à Paris, Sophie Calle a dévoilé ses idées inabouties, qui sont aussi ses ratés. Dans ce recueil-événement, qui révèle toute la part immergée d’un travail de plusieurs décennies, on retrouve les motifs principaux de son œuvre, comme le hasard, la rencontre fortuite, et surtout son idée maîtresse de l’inachèvement comme aboutissement, l’essai et l’échec comme corollaires de l’action artistique.
Sophie Calle: Catalogue raisoné de l'inachevé
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À l’occasion de son exposition ''À toi de faire, ma mignonne'', au Musée Picasso, à Paris, Sophie Calle a dévoilé ses idées inabouties, qui sont aussi ses ratés. Dans ce recueil-événement, qui révèle toute la part immergée d’un travail de plusieurs décennies, on retrouve les motifs principaux de son œuvre, comme le hasard, la rencontre fortuite, et surtout son idée maîtresse de l’inachèvement comme aboutissement, l’essai et l’échec comme corollaires de l’action artistique.
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December 2025
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This elegant clothbound volume gives unique insights into the creative process that led to the architectural realization of the Calder Gardens in Philadelphia—a new cultural destination that brings together the visionary architecture of Herzog & de Meuron and the meticulous garden design of Piet Oudolf to celebrate the human spirit through Alexander Calder's art. Packaged(...)
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This elegant clothbound volume gives unique insights into the creative process that led to the architectural realization of the Calder Gardens in Philadelphia—a new cultural destination that brings together the visionary architecture of Herzog & de Meuron and the meticulous garden design of Piet Oudolf to celebrate the human spirit through Alexander Calder's art. Packaged(...)
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Calder Gardens: Drawings and Texts by Jacques Herzog
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This elegant clothbound volume gives unique insights into the creative process that led to the architectural realization of the Calder Gardens in Philadelphia—a new cultural destination that brings together the visionary architecture of Herzog & de Meuron and the meticulous garden design of Piet Oudolf to celebrate the human spirit through Alexander Calder's art. Packaged in a beautiful clothbound cover, embossed with Herzog's own handwriting taken from his notes, this large-format publication invites readers to look over Jacques Herzog's shoulder during the development of the project. Numerous sketches and drawings are grouped into 10 chapters, from "Vertical Stacks of Fragments" to "The Underground Is Not Innocent," each accompanied by an equally personal short text. A selection of collages and study models round out this deep-dive into the acclaimed architect's working method, artistic intelligence and questioning, creative approach.
Calder Gardens: Drawings and Texts by Jacques Herzog
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This elegant clothbound volume gives unique insights into the creative process that led to the architectural realization of the Calder Gardens in Philadelphia—a new cultural destination that brings together the visionary architecture of Herzog & de Meuron and the meticulous garden design of Piet Oudolf to celebrate the human spirit through Alexander Calder's art. Packaged in a beautiful clothbound cover, embossed with Herzog's own handwriting taken from his notes, this large-format publication invites readers to look over Jacques Herzog's shoulder during the development of the project. Numerous sketches and drawings are grouped into 10 chapters, from "Vertical Stacks of Fragments" to "The Underground Is Not Innocent," each accompanied by an equally personal short text. A selection of collages and study models round out this deep-dive into the acclaimed architect's working method, artistic intelligence and questioning, creative approach.
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Entre un hypothétique dictionnaire des objets uniques et le très réel Calepin d’un flâneur, quel territoire reste-t-il à explorer? Que reste-t-il à écrire? Un catalogue raisonné des idées reçues? Un inventaire des mots en attente d’une définition? "L’Encyclopédie du S singulier" trace avec précision une zone floue, qui prend parfois l’apparence d’un nuage, d’une(...)
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Entre un hypothétique dictionnaire des objets uniques et le très réel Calepin d’un flâneur, quel territoire reste-t-il à explorer? Que reste-t-il à écrire? Un catalogue raisonné des idées reçues? Un inventaire des mots en attente d’une définition? "L’Encyclopédie du S singulier" trace avec précision une zone floue, qui prend parfois l’apparence d’un nuage, d’une(...)
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L'Encyclopédie du S singulier
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Entre un hypothétique dictionnaire des objets uniques et le très réel Calepin d’un flâneur, quel territoire reste-t-il à explorer? Que reste-t-il à écrire? Un catalogue raisonné des idées reçues? Un inventaire des mots en attente d’une définition? "L’Encyclopédie du S singulier" trace avec précision une zone floue, qui prend parfois l’apparence d’un nuage, d’une hésitation ou d’un portrait, selon la couleur du jour.
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Entre un hypothétique dictionnaire des objets uniques et le très réel Calepin d’un flâneur, quel territoire reste-t-il à explorer? Que reste-t-il à écrire? Un catalogue raisonné des idées reçues? Un inventaire des mots en attente d’une définition? "L’Encyclopédie du S singulier" trace avec précision une zone floue, qui prend parfois l’apparence d’un nuage, d’une hésitation ou d’un portrait, selon la couleur du jour.
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May 2025
May 2025
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Agnes Martin: On beauty
Agnes Martin: On beauty
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"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life," wrote Agnes Martin in 1989. Edited by Milly Glimcher, this handsomely produced volume collects writings by the artist centered around the theme of beauty, as well as a range of subjects related to her life and work, from the workings of nature and politics to the inspiration to be found in solitude(...)
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"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life," wrote Agnes Martin in 1989. Edited by Milly Glimcher, this handsomely produced volume collects writings by the artist centered around the theme of beauty, as well as a range of subjects related to her life and work, from the workings of nature and politics to the inspiration to be found in solitude(...)
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Agnes Martin: On beauty
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"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life," wrote Agnes Martin in 1989. Edited by Milly Glimcher, this handsomely produced volume collects writings by the artist centered around the theme of beauty, as well as a range of subjects related to her life and work, from the workings of nature and politics to the inspiration to be found in solitude and silence. Poetic and reflective, these texts range from compact insights, as with "Underside of the Leaf" and "Awareness of Perfection," to longer meditations, such as "The Current of the River of Life Moves Us" and "The Untroubled Mind." ''On Beauty'' also includes reproductions of paintings such as Blessings (2000) and Tranquillity (2001), among others, while the front and back covers are debossed with reproductions of Affection (2001) and Little Children Playing with Love (2001). By providing a window into the thoughts and feelings that moved her, this title is the perfect companion for anyone who admires Martin's intuitive approach to art. Canadian American artist Agnes Martin (1912–2004) was one of the most influential painters of her generation and left an enduring mark on the history of modern and contemporary art. Characterized by austere lines and grids superimposed upon grounds of muted color, her paintings elegantly negotiate the confines of structure, space, draftsmanship and the metaphysical. Their underlying ideologies can be found in the writings she composed over the course of her career.
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"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life," wrote Agnes Martin in 1989. Edited by Milly Glimcher, this handsomely produced volume collects writings by the artist centered around the theme of beauty, as well as a range of subjects related to her life and work, from the workings of nature and politics to the inspiration to be found in solitude and silence. Poetic and reflective, these texts range from compact insights, as with "Underside of the Leaf" and "Awareness of Perfection," to longer meditations, such as "The Current of the River of Life Moves Us" and "The Untroubled Mind." ''On Beauty'' also includes reproductions of paintings such as Blessings (2000) and Tranquillity (2001), among others, while the front and back covers are debossed with reproductions of Affection (2001) and Little Children Playing with Love (2001). By providing a window into the thoughts and feelings that moved her, this title is the perfect companion for anyone who admires Martin's intuitive approach to art. Canadian American artist Agnes Martin (1912–2004) was one of the most influential painters of her generation and left an enduring mark on the history of modern and contemporary art. Characterized by austere lines and grids superimposed upon grounds of muted color, her paintings elegantly negotiate the confines of structure, space, draftsmanship and the metaphysical. Their underlying ideologies can be found in the writings she composed over the course of her career.
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March 2026
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