Anne Truitt's Posthumous Exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery Showcases Minimalist Mastery

From May 8 to June 26, 2010, Matthew Marks Gallery showcased "Anne Truitt: Sculpture 1962-2004" at 522 West 22nd Street in New York City. This marked the gallery's inaugural exhibition featuring the Truitt Estate following the artist's passing in 2004 at the age of eighty-three. The display included thirteen painted wood sculptures, featuring three significant pieces from the 1960s and ten iconic columns created between 1971 and 2004. This exhibition offered a different perspective compared to a previous retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum. Truitt, who was backed by Clement Greenberg, identified more with abstract expressionists like Barnett Newman rather than modernists or minimalists. She earned a psychology degree from Bryn Mawr, raised three children, and later became a teacher and author. Among her notable works were White-Four (1962) and Prescience (1978).