RothkoA leading figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement, Mark Rothko (19031970) is widely seen as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century. Famous for the intense, emotional responses they elicit from viewers, his paintings are among the most remarkable in contemporary art history. Shortly before his death, Rothko donated nine large-scale works to Tate Modern on the condition that they would always hang together in their own space, separate from the work of other artists. This is how the Rothko Room, one of the highlights of Tates collection, was born. These paintings form part of a larger series known as The Seagram Murals, which were originally intended for the Four Seasons restaurant in New York, a commission from which Rothko famously withdrew. Now, in this landmark reassessment, The Seagram Murals are reunited and cast in a new light by leading international critics including Bryony Fer, David Anfam, and Morgan Thomas. With revealing new research, this groundbreaking book challenges the mythology surrounding Rothko and his work. |
Contents
FOREWORDS | 6 |
MARK ROTHKOS LATE SERIES ACHIM BORCHARDTHUME | 13 |
SEEING IN THE DARK BRIONY | 31 |
Copyright | |
12 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
1959 Mixed media Abstract Expressionism Acrylic on canvas Acrylic on paper Ad Reinhardt artist Arts Magazine Barnett Newman Black on Gray Black on Maroon Brown and Gray cinematic colour commission Dan Rice dark David Anfam Dominique de Menil Dore Ashton exhibition film frame Frank Stella Gallery of Art Guggenheim Hans Namuth John JUNE Kawamura Memorial Museum Kooning layers lithol red London Mark Rothko Foundation media on canvas Menil Collection Mixed media Modern Art Motherwell Museum of Art Museum of Modern Oil on canvas Painters pencil on black pigment purple construction paper Red on Maroon Reinhardt Rice Robert Rothko Chapel Rothko's late Rothko's paintings Rothko's studio Seagram murals side-wall triptychs 1966 Sidney Janis space Study for side-wall surface Tate Archive Collection Tate Gallery Tate Modern Tate's Tempera on purple triptychs 1966 Graphite Untitled 1969 Acrylic Untitled Brown viewer Washington Gift Whitechapel Art Gallery York