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.
Join us for a virtual tour of Al Held's historic studio and current installations by Irja Bodén, Moko Fukuyama, and Jennifer Zackin. With Daniel Belasco, Alyson Baker, and Sophie Landres. This date marks what would have been Al's 94th birthday.
A new major monograph titled Al Held: Selected Works 1956–2004 has just been published by White Cube, London, 2022. This large format scholarly publication features 133 color illustrations and new essays by Robert Storr, Michael Craig-Martin, and Daniel Belasco, plus a newly transcribed 1987 conversation between Al Held and Irving Sandler.
River Valley Arts Collective and the Al Held Foundation are pleased to announce To Dress a Ptarmigan, an exhibition of new ceramic scultpures by Swedish-born Irja Bodén featuring colorful, fractalized textures and referencing biomorphic forms and crafted functional objects.