The new edition, published in 2023, features a newly commissioned essay by renowned art critic and curator, David Zwirner. The book is a comprehensive exploration of Frankenberger’s life, work, and legacy, offering a nuanced and insightful perspective on the artist’s unique contributions to the art world. John Elderfield, a renowned art critic and curator, has been a close friend and collaborator of Frankenberger for many years.
This encounter sparked a lifelong friendship and collaboration between the two artists. Frankenthaler’s early career was marked by a shift from traditional painting techniques to a more abstract and expressive style. This transition was driven by her desire to break free from the constraints of traditional art forms and explore new avenues of artistic expression.
Each chapter is titled after a landmark work, charting innovations and continuities of Frankenthalers artistic evolution. Incorporating insightful analysis of her works and their reception across the entirety of her career, the revised edition is the most comprehensive book on the artist to date. A conversation between Elderfield, Gagosian Publications director Lauren Mahony, and National Gallery of Art curator Harry Cooper on the making of the new edition appears in the summer issue of Gagosian Quarterly. Two events are planned for the autumn to further discuss the publication: On October 9 at 6pm, Gagosian and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation are convening a panel at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University in celebration of the monograph. Elderfield will discuss the book, followed by a panel featuring artist Carrie Moyer, Philadelphia Museum of Art curator Eleanor Nairne, Institute of Fine Arts professor Robert Slifkin, and Helen Frankenthaler Foundation executive director Elizabeth Smith.
On November 13 at 6:30pm, Elderfield is speaking at the New York Studio School on Rewriting Frankenthaler, discussing lessons learned in extensively revising the 1989 monograph thirty-five years later. Gagosians extensive in-house publishing program has produced over six hundred books, including catalogues raisonnés, artist monographs, scholarly exhibition catalogues, and limited-edition artists books. The gallery started publishing in 1985 and today its output rivals that of traditional arts trade publishers, averaging between twenty-five and forty books a year. Recent and forthcoming subjects include Harold Ancart, Richard Avedon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Amoako Boafo, Urs Fischer, Jennifer Guidi, Simon Hantaï, Tetsuya Ishida, Donald Judd, Titus Kaphar, Rick Lowe, Brice Marden, Helen Marden, Nam June Paik, Pablo Picasso, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Ed Ruscha, Jenny Saville, Setsuko, Jeff Wall, Mary Weatherford, Stanley Whitney, Jonas Wood, and Francesca Woodman. The gallery also produces Gagosian Quarterly, a celebrated print and online magazine.
This text announces two exhibitions celebrating the life and works of renowned artist Helen Frankenthaler. **Detailed and Comprehensive Text:**
The art world eagerly awaits the arrival of two captivating exhibitions celebrating the life and works of the groundbreaking artist Helen Frankenthaler. These exhibitions, organized by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, will showcase the artist’s remarkable journey and artistic vision across two distinct venues.