Charles Seliger's Centennial Exhibition at Hollis Taggart
Charles Seliger, who had his first solo show at Peggy Guggenheim's The Art of This Century in 1945 at age 19, is the subject of a centennial exhibition at Hollis Taggart. Unlike his Abstract Expressionist peers, Seliger never worked large-scale or gesturally; he remained devoted to nature and Surrealist automatism. His independence explains his absence from surveys of the movement. After his death in 2009, a memorial exhibition was held by Michael Rosenfeld in 2010. The current show, Charles Seliger: The Structure of Matter, A Centennial Exhibition, brings overdue attention to an artist who found beauty in nature's invisible patterns.
Key facts
- Charles Seliger had his first solo show at Peggy Guggenheim's The Art of This Century in 1945.
- Seliger was one of the youngest artists associated with Abstract Expressionism.
- He never worked on a large scale, nor was he a gestural or geometric painter.
- Seliger remained devoted to nature and Surrealist automatism.
- He died in 2009.
- Michael Rosenfeld presented a memorial exhibition in 2010.
- Hollis Taggart is hosting Charles Seliger: The Structure of Matter, A Centennial Exhibition.
- The exhibition focuses on Seliger's depiction of invisible structures in nature.
Entities
Artists
- Charles Seliger
- Peggy Guggenheim
- Michael Rosenfeld
Institutions
- The Art of This Century
- Hollis Taggart
- Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
Locations
- New York City
- United States