Betty Parsons: An Expanded World at Hessel Museum of Art
The Hessel Museum of Art in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, is currently showcasing "Betty Parsons: An Expanded World." This exhibition features a multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala, where Parsons reflects on her challenges in a patriarchal art environment. The film includes insights from Agnes Martin, who mentions leaving Parsons's gallery due to insufficient pay. Parsons's gallery notably represented artists such as Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Clyfford Still, contributing significantly to the American avant-garde. The exhibition also displays Parsons's painting "Early Morning" from 1968, although a reviewer notes some inconsistencies within the show.
Key facts
- Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is on view at the Hessel Museum of Art in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.
- The exhibition includes a multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala.
- The film features Parsons discussing the challenges of running her gallery in a patriarchal art scene with limited budgets.
- Agnes Martin is quoted in the film saying Parsons didn't pay well, leading Martin to leave.
- Parsons's gallery represented artists including Agnes Martin, Barnett Newman, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Clyfford Still, Sonja Sekula, Mark Rothko, and Robert Rauschenberg.
- The exhibition text states Parsons's business was 'ushering in the American avant-garde.'
- A reviewer criticizes the exhibition for glaring incongruities and describes Parsons's own work as fairly pedestrian.
- The show includes Parsons's painting 'Early Morning' (1968).
Entities
Artists
- Betty Parsons
- Agnes Martin
- Barnett Newman
- Barbara Chase-Riboud
- Clyfford Still
- Sonja Sekula
- Mark Rothko
- Robert Rauschenberg
- G. Anthony Svatek
- Kaija Siirala
- Jackson Pollock
- Amy Sillman
- Brian O'Doherty
- Patrick Ireland
- Adge Baker
- Rosalind Constable
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Chryssa
- Ad Reinhardt
- Kenzo Okada
- Roberto Matta
- Forrest Bess
- Hans Hoffmann
- Barbara Hammer
- Louise Nevelson
- Beverly Buchanan
- Hedda Sterne
Institutions
- Hessel Museum of Art
- Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
- Betty Parsons Gallery
- Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Locations
- Annandale-on-Hudson
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Long Island
- 57th Street