Скачать или смотреть Al Held: Alphabet Paintings 1961-1967 at CHEIM & READ

James Kalm had intended to attend the opening of this historic exhibition, but got sidetracked. Returning a few weeks later, he is able to record views of these paintings in near empty gallery spaces. The "Alphabet Paintings" mark the transition between Held's beginnings as a second generation Abstract Expressionist, and his mature status as a proponent of Color-Field and Post painterly abstraction. The simple yet massive forms, and the huge areas of unmodulated color captured the attention of critics and artists , and were the impetus for Held's elevation as one of the most influential and significant painters of the post WWII era. A musical introduction was captured live in the streets of Williamsburg Brooklyn by The Trouble Notes http://www.thetroublenotes.com/