In Tandem: Lynda Benglis & Sam Gilliam
Tandem Press 1743 Commercial Avenue, Madison, WI, United StatesLynda Benglis and Sam Gilliam, early practitioners at Tandem, are well known for their work toward redefining modernist abstraction. In the late 1960s Benglis, a feminist artist, created pours, acid-hued liquid rubber that congealed on floors or slumped in corners. Around the same time, Black artist and civil rights activist, Sam Gilliam, was developing his […]
Art Study Center Seminar: A Closer Look at the Forbes Pigment Collection
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin conservation coordinator Alison Cariens for a closer look at pigments in our famed Forbes Pigment Collection. We’ll discuss the history of the collection, the function of the materials within our conservation labs, and the significance of the collection as a “library of color.” Together, we will also delve into the story behind each featured […]
My Sister, My Self
Kleinert/James Center for the Arts 36 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY, United StatesPresented in conjunction with CPW in Kingston, the exhibition is curated by Bard College art historians Tom Wolf and Laurie Dahlberg, and is the first full-scale retrospective of the artists, both longtime Woodstock residents. During the 1970s and ‘80s, photographers Colleen Kenyon (American, 1951-2022) and Kathleen Kenyon (American, 1951-2023) were part of the women artists’ […]
Livestream: ‘To Paint without Paint’: Tonalism and Transcendence
Virtual2025 marks the double centenary of the birth of American artist George Inness (1825-1894), one of the premier landscape painters of the 19th century. Art historian Adrienne Bell, author of the 2015 George Inness and the Visionary Landscape, will discuss Inness’ relationship to the Tonalism movement on Tuesday, January 21 at 5 p.m. in the […]
In Tandem: Lynda Benglis & Sam Gilliam
Tandem Press 1743 Commercial Avenue, Madison, WI, United StatesLynda Benglis and Sam Gilliam, early practitioners at Tandem, are well known for their work toward redefining modernist abstraction. In the late 1960s Benglis, a feminist artist, created pours, acid-hued liquid rubber that congealed on floors or slumped in corners. Around the same time, Black artist and civil rights activist, Sam Gilliam, was developing his […]