Larry Zox retrospective at Stephen Haller Gallery explores color field painting amid 1960s social movements
Larry Zox's exhibition 'Five Decades' at Stephen Haller Gallery from February 26 to April 5, 2005, showcased his color field painting. The show prompted discussion about Greenbergian formalism's limitations in addressing the Civil Rights movement and anti-Vietnam War protests. Concurrently, Stephen Haller Gallery featured 'Nobu Fukui' through May 18 at 542 W 26th Street in New York. Other New York exhibitions included 'Stuart Arends: Friends' at Gallery Schlesinger Limited on 24 E 73 Street and 'Alexander Liberman: No Regrets' at Ameringer Yohe through April 24 at 20 W 57th Street. Zox's work, known for trademark color bands, responded to critiques suggesting he abandon them, highlighting tensions between formalist art and 1960s social energy.
Key facts
- Larry Zox exhibition 'Five Decades' ran from February 26 to April 5, 2005
- Stephen Haller Gallery located at 542 26th Street, New York 10001
- Nobu Fukui show at Stephen Haller Gallery through May 18
- Stuart Arends exhibition at Gallery Schlesinger Limited on 24 E 73 Street
- Alexander Liberman exhibition at Ameringer Yohe through April 24 at 20 W 57th Street
- Greenbergian formalism criticized for insufficient appreciation of Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War protests
- Zox's color field painting featured trademark color bands
- Discussions involved artcritical suggestions to drop color bands
Entities
Artists
- Larry Zox
- Stuart Arends
- Nobu Fukui
- Alexander Liberman
Institutions
- Stephen Haller Gallery
- Gallery Schlesinger Limited
- Ameringer Yohe
- artcritical
Locations
- New York
- United States