Howardena pindells abstractions on view at mca chicago

BY Will Fenstermaker 29 Sep First name. BY frieze 15 Jan Alexandra Leverett. Other bodies of work, such as her Rambo series, respond to broader cultural concerns and critique sexism, racism, and discrimination at large. Other works are less personal and more overtly political.

Howardena pindells abstractions on view at mca chicago: The exhibition spans the New York–based

More by Claire Voon. Spanning five decades, a show at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, traces the evolving relationship between painting and invention. Simon Kirby. Deadline for applications is Tuesday 18 February to attend our free art-writing course, in collaboration with Bergen Kunsthall and Office for Contemporary Art Norway.

By Natalie Haddad Best known for her abstract canvases encrusted with paper chads, Howardena Pindell has addressed a broad range of aesthetic and conceptual concerns in her art, a diversity further reflected in her work as a curator, educator, activist and writer. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, a comprehensive look at five decades of the artist's incisive, yet uplifting, practice.

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HOWARDENA PINDELL: WHAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN

Howardena Pindell, Untitled 5B Krakatoa , The museum plans to cut staff to address a growing deficit, according to Local , which represents workers including art handlers and curatorial assistants. Rachel Kent. Cultural memorabilia from that year, along with timelines of personal and cultural events, appear in a small gallery halfway through the show.

The exhibition spans the New York—based artist's five-decades-long career, featuring early figurative paintings, pure abstraction and conceptual works, and personal and political art that emerged in the aftermath of a life-threatening car accident in The Timeless Light of Etel Adnan. Frieze Studios. Mixed media on board; 5 x 8 in. Issue Mixed media on canvas; x 71 in.

Expanding on the experimental formal language she previously developed, Pindell has explored a wide range of subject matter, from the personal and diaristic to the social and political.