Two museum shows survey the vast terrain of collage and its three-dimensional counterpart, assemblage. Continue reading
Putting Together the Picture
Abstract Art
Features From Previous Issues
David Park: Go Figure
David Park found a way to paint figuratively that would be meaningful in an age of abstraction, and well beyond. Continue reading
Frank Bowling: The Possibility of Paint
The Guyanese-English artist Frank Bowling is getting a long-awaited retrospective at Tate Britain. Continue reading
Agnes Pelton: The Thinning of the Veil
Agnes Pelton’s otherworldly symbolic abstractions go on view at the Phoenix Art Museum before touring the country. Continue reading
Oliver Lee Jackson: Paint People
In the work of Oliver Lee Jackson, enigmatic figures enter and explore a colorful abstract realm. Continue reading
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: The Last Master
As the 19th century drew to a close, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi gave classic Japanese woodblock printmaking a sunset burst of glory. Continue reading
Sean Scully: Memory of Land and Sea
In his latest exhibition, Sean Scully depicts land, sea, and sky with eloquent simplicity. Continue reading
Arthur Osver: The Inner Landscape
Formed as an artist in the crucible of American industrialism, Arthur Osver journeyed into realms of abstraction to find a unique way of seeing and painting. Continue reading
Edna Andrade: The Geometry of Perception
Edna Andrade’s art transcends the “Op” label, revealing her fascination with mathematics, psychology, and the inner workings of nature. Continue reading
The Big Picture
The Met’s exhibition of monumental abstraction places disparate works in dialogue with each other—and with the viewer. Continue reading