Four Exhibitions Challenge Minimalist Orthodoxy with Whimsy and Color in New York Galleries
Four exhibitions in New York galleries highlight artists who incorporate whimsy and vibrant colors into Minimalism. At Gallery Schlesinger, Stuart Arends presents small painted boxes titled 'Friends,' focusing on the concept of painting as an object. Nobu Fukui's layered compositions, featuring grids and colored dots, can be seen at Stephen Haller Gallery until May 18. Closing at Ameringer Yohe on April 24, Alexander Liberman's 'No Regrets' draws inspiration from Russian Constructivism. Fred Sandback showcases a two-part exhibition at Lawrence Markey Gallery through May and at Zwirner and Wirth until May 1, utilizing acrylic yarn to suggest planes. This April 22, 2004 article from the New York Sun indicates these artists challenge Minimalist strictness with playfulness and individuality.
Key facts
- Stuart Arends's exhibition 'Friends' features small painted boxes, each named after a person, at Gallery Schlesinger.
- Nobu Fukui's show at Stephen Haller Gallery runs through May 18, displaying works with grids, colored dots, and balls.
- Alexander Liberman's 'No Regrets' at Ameringer Yohe closes April 24, presenting works from 1950-1960 that reference Russian Constructivism.
- Fred Sandback has exhibitions at Lawrence Markey Gallery through end of May and at Zwirner and Wirth through May 1, using colored yarn.
- Donald Judd reviewed both Fukui and Liberman in Arts Magazine, noting Fukui's early works were 'like other paintings' in 1965.
- Arends's boxes are part of the Panza di Buomo Collection in Italy, which specializes in minimal and monochromatic art.
- Liberman was the art editor at Condé Nast and a collector patronized by peers like Willem de Kooning and Barnett Newman.
- Sandback preferred the expressive figuration of Alberto Giacometti over an affinity with Russian Constructivists.
Entities
Artists
- Stuart Arends
- Nobu Fukui
- Alexander Liberman
- Fred Sandback
- Donald Judd
- Rodchenko
- El Lissitsky
- Miró
- Calder
- Andy Warhol
- Willem de Kooning
- Barnett Newman
- Alberto Giacometti
Institutions
- Gallery Schlesinger
- Stephen Haller Gallery
- Ameringer Yohe
- Lawrence Markey Gallery
- Zwirner and Wirth
- Panza di Buomo Collection
- Betty Parsons Gallery
- Arts Magazine
- Condé Nast
- New York Sun
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Italy