![]() “Gorky courageously re-shaped European modernism into the foundations of abstract expressionism. “As the only West Coast venue, MOCA is proud to present the work of this historically important artist who developed a unique and deeply influential visual language,” commented Schimmel. MOCA’s presentation, the third on the exhibition’s tour, is organized by MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel. It features the artist’s most significant paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, including two masterworks from MOCA’s permanent collection-Study for The Liver is the Cock’s Comb (1943) and Betrothal I (1947).Īrshile Gorky: A Retrospective is organized by Michael Taylor, the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the exhibition was on view October 21, 2009, through January 10, 2010, before traveling to Tate Modern, London, February 10 through May 3, 2010. The first full-scale survey of Gorky’s oeuvre since 1981, this exhibition includes more than 120 works spanning the artist’s 25-year career. ![]() ![]() ©2010 Estate of Arshile Gorky/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 1/2 in., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, A. “Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective” positions Gorky as a crucial forerunner of abstract expressionism, and as a passionate and dedicated artist whose tragic life often informed his groundbreaking and deeply personal paintings.Īrshile Gorky, “Agony”, 1947. 1948 Sherman, Connecticut), a seminal figure in the movement toward abstraction that transformed American art in the middle of the 20th century. This major traveling retrospective celebrates the extraordinary life and work of Arshile Gorky (b. ![]() LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), presents “Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective” open June 6 through September 20, 2010, at MOCA Grand Avenue. ![]()
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