Agnes Martin in Los Angeles

By Janet Webb – July 18, 2016

This is an iPhone photo post. Although I am very familiar with Agnes Martin’s  grid paintings in the Agnes Martin Gallery of the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, I had no idea how massive her body of work was by the end of her lifetime (1912-2004). This exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents well over a hundred paintings and drawings, and a few sculptures, (but only one photo of Agnes, an odd decision in my opinion) by the artist who spent many years in Taos.

The exhibition is up through September 11, 2016. If you can, get there.

In Taos, don’t miss two important presentations about Agnes Martin, the human being:

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Agnes Martin photographed by Donald Woodman

Wednesday, July 20, 7:00pm
SOMOS Writers Series: Donald Woodman, author of Agnes Martin and Me discusses his seven roller coaster years with the artist.
Harwood Museum of Art Arthur Bell Auditorium

Thursday, September 15, 2016, 7:00pm
Agnes Martin Before the Grid: screening of the documentary film by Kathleen Brennan and Jina Brenneman.
Taos Community Auditorium

Here is a taste of the LACMA exhibition.

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The gallery showing work "Before the Grid," LACMA

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The big surprise: running into Jina Brenneman with Greg Nelson. Jina curated the exhibition, "Agnes Martin Before the Grid" for Harwood Museum and is working on a documentary of the same name with Kathleen Brennan.
The big surprise: running into Jina Brenneman with Greg Nelson, visiting LA and the exhibition from Taos! Jina curated the 2012 exhibition, “Agnes Martin Before the Grid” for Harwood Museum and is working on a documentary of the same name with Kathleen Brennan.

 

 

 

 

 

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Before the Grid exhibition at Harwood
Donald Woodman, author/photographer
Before the Grid, the film
Harwood Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
SOMOS, the Literary Society of Taos

At right, my favorite drawing, a surprising little line drawing, about 4 x 5 inches. And, below, my favorite people-watching moment, a little out-of-focus.

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