Agnes Martin, one of the preeminent American painters of the twentieth century at Guggenheim New York

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Filling the #guggenheim rotunda, this exhibition will trace Agnes Martin’s (1912–2004) career from her early experiments of the 1950s through her mature oeuvre and final paintings, making it the first comprehensive survey of the artist’s work since her death in 2004. One of the preeminent American painters of the twentieth century, Martin created subtle and evocative canvases that had a significant influence on artists of her time and subsequent generations. For more than four decades, she explored limited compositional motifs yet discovered endless nuance and variation. By 1960, she had developed her signature grid-pattern works—radical presentations of interlocking horizontal and vertical lines in pencil on large square canvases that at first seem to appear blank. Martin’s geometry, however, is never mechanical. Her hand-drawn arrangements of coordinates, lines, and stripes shift in scale and rhythm between works. Often associated with and considered an important figure of Minimalism, Martin’s work stands apart. Influenced by Asian belief systems including Taoism and Zen Buddhism and the natural surroundings of her home in New Mexico, her restrained style was underpinned by a personal conviction in the emotive and expressive power of art.
The #guggenheim presentation of #agnesmartin is co-curated by Tracey Bashkoff, Senior Curator, Collections and Exhibitions and Tiffany Bell, Guest Curator.
Agnes Martin is organized by Tate Modern, London, in collaboration with the Solomon R. #guggenheim Museum, #newyork; Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Solomon R. #guggenheim Museum’s presentation of this exhibition is supported by 
The Leadership Committee for #agnesmartin is gratefully acknowledged for its generosity: Pace Gallery, Charles and Valerie Diker, The Lauder Foundation-Leonard & Judy Lauder Fund, Mary and John Pappajohn, FX & Natasha de Mallmann, Anne H. Bass, Peter B. Brandt, Agnes Gund, Virginia Dwan, Rosina Lee Yue in memory of Bert A. Lies Jr., and those who wish to remain anonymous.
Funding for this exhibition is also provided by the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, LLWW Foundation, and the Dedalus Foundation, Inc.

Agnes Martin
October 7, 2016–January 11, 2017
www.guggenheim.org