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Charmion von Wiegand (1896-1983), Untitled, c. 1942. Collaged paper, opaque watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Whitney Museum, NY; gift of Alice and Leo Yamin 91.84.5. © Estate of Charmion von Wiegand; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, N

A fascinating show opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City this past October. The exhibition, Labyrinth of Forms: Women and Abstraction, 1930–1950, showcases works by American artists dedicated to abstraction. This extraordinary group of women … Continued

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British painter Cecily Brown (London,1969) is an artist that continues to amaze us. She became known in the 1990s, following an exhibition where she displayed abstract paintings of rabbits. Her expressive, lively, and erotically charged works are viewed from a … Continued

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armed and fearless 2014 cecily brown
Julie Mehretu

The Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art is currently presenting the exhibition candidly titled Julie Mehretu, in a study of the artist’s mid-career survey. A comprehensive exploration of Mehretu’s works up until this point in her career, the exhibition collaborates … Continued

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