In my view, non-objective and abstract art have a special role in describing non-Newtonian reality—a reality in which our five senses are of little use.
We are pleased to participate in Upstate Art Weekend (UAW) for the seventh season. See our weekend schedule below and click the links to reserve your spot. Please note RSVP is essential and we will not have open hours during UAW.
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
11am guided tour of Julianne Swartz: Attunements, new sculptural and sound work. Includes the artist in conversation with curator Liz Munsell.
12:30pm self-guided walkthrough of Julianne Swartz: Attunements
2-4pm open dance rehearsal for Vanessa Anspaugh: Diamond Cutter
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
1pm premiere of Vanessa Anspaugh: Diamond Cutter in Al Held's historic painting studio. Followed by optional self-guided viewing of Julianne Swartz: Attunements.
We are thrilled to announce Epic Abstraction, a solo exhibition of early work by Al Held at James Fuentes Gallery in Los Angeles. Presenting works made between 1959 and 1965, the show charts his dramatic progression from pigment-heavy gestural abstractions to a disciplined vocabulary of hard-edged geometry. The exhibition marks the first solo presentation of Held's work in Los Angeles in five decades.
The Al Held Foundation is thrilled to announce the donation of Noah’s Focus II (1970) to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao just . Measuring 25 feet wide, this impressive large-scale work from Held's black and white period has taken up residence on the museum’s third floor, within a permanent collection presentation titled "Abstraction and Space," curated by Marta Blàvia.