White Cube New York Hosts Etel Adnan's First Posthumous Exhibition
'Etel Adnan: This Beautiful Light' is on display at White Cube New York, marking the first showcase of the artist's creations since her passing in 2021 and her inaugural solo exhibition in New York following a significant presentation at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum that same year. The exhibition includes works spanning the last twenty years of Adnan's artistic journey, featuring paintings, tapestries, leporellos, and a sizable ceramic wall mural measuring over 3 x 4 meters. Born in Beirut in 1925, Adnan was also a recognized writer and taught art philosophy at Dominican College in California from 1958 to 1972. The exhibition will be open from January 22 to March 1, 2025.
Key facts
- White Cube New York presents 'Etel Adnan: This Beautiful Light' from January 22 to March 1, 2025.
- It is the gallery's first exhibition of Adnan's work since her death in 2021.
- The exhibition includes paintings, tapestries, leporellos, and a large-scale ceramic mural.
- The ceramic mural measures over 3 x 4 meters and is based on a drawing by Adnan.
- Adnan was born in Beirut in 1925 and taught at Dominican College in California from 1958 to 1972.
- She turned to painting during her teaching years, influenced by Californian light.
- Tapestries were created with artisans at Manufacture PINTON in France, inspired by Tunisian and Egyptian weaving.
- The exhibition includes late untitled paintings from her Paris studio.
Entities
Artists
- Etel Adnan
Institutions
- White Cube
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Bass Museum of Art
- Dominican University of California
- Manufacture PINTON
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Miami
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- San Rafael
- California
- Paris
- France