Agnes Martin: The Nineties And Beyond
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Agnes Martin: The Nineties And Beyond Details
About the Author Agnes Martin was born in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1912, and she moved to the United States in 1931. Her first solo exhibition was held in 1958 at the Betty Parsons Gallery, New York. In 1967 she moved to New Mexico and abandoned painting for seven years. The early 1990s saw her work exhibited in solo shows at the Stedelijk Museum, and at the Whitney, New York. She lives and works in Galisteo, New Mexico. Read more
Reviews
Since this book is mainly reproductions of her paintings with very little insight into the artist's personality or history I would have to say it is very disappointing in that the reproductions do not show the subtle variences of line and edge that are so important to appreciating her paintings, it looks like most of the actual paintings are 5 feet squares so when reduced in the book to 8X8" they look like color swatches from your local paint store. I would not recommend this book to the person trying to understand her or her art, there is a better and recently published book by Arne Glimcher that will provide a meaningful insight into her psyche and art.