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Jack Whitten Explored Inventive Approaches to Abstraction and 'Transformed Righteous Anger Into a Kind of Dazzling Beauty'

Jack Whitten Explored Inventive Approaches to Abstraction and ‘Transformed Righteous Anger Into a Kind of Dazzling Beauty’

A NEW RETROSPECTIVE at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York presents the first full-scale, comprehensive examination of abstract artist Jack Whitten (1939-2018). The exhibition explores the artist’s singular practice across six decades. More than 175 works are on view in “Jack Whitten: The Messenger”, including paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Known...
Isolde Brielmaier Named Deputy Director of New Museum in New York

Isolde Brielmaier Named Deputy Director of New Museum in New York

  THE NEW MUSEUM IN NEW YORK announced today that Isolde Brielmaier has been named deputy director. Brielmaier brings more than two decades of museum, academic, and private sector experience to the New Museum. She is currently serving as curator at large at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. Her new appointment...