Brice Marden: Letters

While his MoMA retrospective was still on view, Marden embarked on a round-the-world trip. His first stop was Taipei, where he saw a Sung dynasty poem by Huang T'ing-chien called "Seven-character Verse" at the National Palace Museum. This example of Chinese calligraphy from the 11th century, mounted to an album page with borders on both sides, inspired Marden to make the first drawings in what became the Letters series.

The seven large canvases and thirteen works on paper included in this exhibition, along with 21 smaller drawings begun in China that are illustrated in the accompanying publication, make up the largest cohesive body of work the artist has made since his 1991 Cold Mountain series.

"Brice Marden: Letters"
October 29, 2010 - January 22, 2011
522 W 22 Street

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