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.
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 texts by Robert Storr, Michael Craig-Martin, and Daniel Belasco, plus a conversation between Held and Irving Sandler.
Now on view: Al Held’s 1963 masterwork “Genesis” (center) at Kunstmuseum Basel, Gegenwart. On view for the first time since the early ‘90s, the 28-foot painting is seen here alongside work by Carl Andre, Sarkis, Bruce Nauman, André Valensi, and Michael Heizer.
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.