Tiffany Bell

This catalog documents an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Brice Marden, on view at Gagosian Madison Avenue from November December 2023. The works in the exhibition comprise the artist s last paintings and related works on paper. Six paintings, completed in spring 2023, feature the artist s familiar looping marks against mostly monochromatic grounds. His final painting, completed just days before his passing on August 10, 2023, includes seven vertical sections, each painted in a single color a variation on themes he had been exploring throughout his six-decade-long career. New essays by art historians Tiffany Bell and Paul Galvez discuss this suite of six paintings in the context of Marden s oeuvre.

Known for her intricate and dynamic wire sculptures, the American sculptor, educator and arts activist Ruth Asawa challenged conventional notions of material and form through her emphasis on lightness and transparency. Asawa began her now iconic looped-wire works in the late 1940s while still a student at Black Mountain College. Their unique structure was inspired by a 1947 trip to Mexico, during which local craftsmen taught her how to create baskets out of wire. While seemingly unrelated to the lessons of color and composition taught in Josef Albers' legendary Basic Design course, these works, as she explained, are firmly grounded in his teachings in their use of unexpected materials and their elision of figure and ground. Presenting an important and timely overview of the artist's work, this monograph brings together a broad selection of her sculptures, works on paper and more. Together they demonstrate the centrality of Asawa's innovative practice to the art-historical legacy of the 20th century. In addition to an incredible group of photographs of the artist and her work by Imogen Cunningham, a selection of rare archival materials illustrates a chronology of the artist's life and work. Also featured is an extensive text by Tiffany Bell that explores the artist's influences, history, and, most importantly, the work itself, as well as a significant essay by Robert Storr discussing Asawa's work in relation to mid-20th century art history, culture and scientific theory. Born in Norwalk, California, to Japanese immigrants, Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) enrolled in Milwaukee State Teachers College in 1943, but was unable to receive her degree due to continued hostility against Japanese Americans. In 1946, Asawa began to study at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, where she absorbed the vital teachings and influences of Josef and Anni Albers, Buckminster Fuller and Merce Cunningham, among others, and embraced her own vocation as an artist. Asawa died in August 2013, at the age of 87, at her home in San Francisco.

Including and augmenting the exhibition catalogue on Dan Flavin’s art (see opposite page), this remarkable book features a complete catalogue of over 750 of the artist’s light works. Presenting all of Flavin’s lights together for the first time, this is the only publication to document the artist’s entire career. Flavin’s art has not been widely reproduced, and this definitive volume includes hundreds of images—featuring exquisite new photography—of well-known pieces as well as many rarely seen and unknown works. Each light work is illustrated by a beautiful color reproduction and/or a graphic diagram. Comprehensive information on each work, including title, date, medium, dimensions, edition, exhibition history, bibliography, and a brief discussion, reveals new insights into the artist’s working methods and provides an invaluable resource for students, scholars, dealers, and collectors. Published in association with Dia Art Foundation Exhibition Schedule: Hayward Gallery, London (January 19 – April 2, 2006) Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris (June 9 – October 8, 2006) Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (November 15, 2006 – March 4, 2007) Los Angeles County Museum of Art (May 13 – August 12, 2007)