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5.26.2010

Motherlode

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Anne Truitt
at Matthew Marks through June 26
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.I feel like a prospector who has struck gold. A motherlode of exhibitions by extraordinary women is visible in New York right now. What’s more, these are women with experience, chops, and years in the studio. Most of the shows will be up into and through June, some into August.
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I'll do a series of posts on these shows over the next couple of weeks, so this is just a little overview of what’s coming. The links will go live as the posts go up.
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Betty Woodman
at Max Protetch through June 5

Mary Frank at Skoto through June 19
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Kiki Smith
at Pace, 22nd Street
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Lee Bontecou at MoMA through August 30
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Shirazeh Houshiary
at Lehman Maupin through June 19

Mind and Matter: Alternative Abstractions 1040s to Now at MoMA through August 16

Louise Bourgeois, Gego, Mona Hatoum, Yayoi Kusama, Anna Maria Maiolino, Louise Nevelson, Rosemarie Trockel, Rachel Whiteread and others

Frances Barth: Scale, Economy and Unnamable Color
at Sundaram Tagore, January and February

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5 comments:

YHBHS said...

so looking forward to these posts joannne!

best,
david john
YHBHS Blog.

Nancy Natale said...

These shows look just fabulous. A NY visit is a must! Thanks for posting these teasers, Joanne. And thanks to our foremother artists for making the work.

Stephanie Clayton said...

Lee Bontecou! I can't wait to see your post on her show especially.

kim matthews said...

You weren't kidding! Can't wait to see the Bontecou, Houshiary, and Mind and Matter. Grazie!

Unknown said...

Bontecou's new work is simply magical. I saw her retrospective at the Hammer and my mouth fell open in the final room. The early pieces are raw and strong. The middle period, not my taste. But these new pieces make me wish I had sold my soul so I could afford to own one. They are like floating metaphors, shifting meaning with each angle.