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The exhibition was curated by Maurice Tuchman and Stephanie Barron. This catalogue contains seventeen essays that provide a radical rethinking of abstraction with special attention to the pioneers of nonrepresentational art. The exhibition focuses on what the artist intended his painting to mean rather than how it looked. " By offering clues to the now-hidden meanings of abstract art, it helps make the esoteric accessible and the obscure visible, illuminating not only the art but also the spiritual beliefs that nourished it." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Scope and Contents Amazon.com: Carl Andre (born 1935), the American minimalist artist, is perhaps best known for his grid-based floor sculptures but also for large, outdoor public artworks and small sculptures, poetry and installations. Alistair Rider here shows that it is the materials that he uses to make his works that inspire him - from his controversial bricks to all sorts of metals, found wood, even hay bales, Andre is fascinated by what materials make up the world and presents them for contemplation. Andre's early wood sculptures show the influence of Brancusi, who he had met through their mutual friend Hollis Frampton when a student in the early 1950s. Then towards the end of that decade he shared a studio with Frank Stella and their conversations led to rapid development in his work, when he began using a radial saw to shape his sculptures. Between 1960-4 Andre worked as freight brakeman and conductor in New Jersey for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and focused mainly on writing, including his...

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Exhibition consisted of publications from press owned by Ken and Ann Mikolowski. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.