March 31, 2012

The Essential Idea: Robert Motherwell's Graphic Works Opens Today at the Asheville Art Museum

Robert Motherwell, Mexican Elegy,
March 31 - April 26 at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 South Pack Square in Asheville NC - The Essential Idea: Robert Motherwell's Graphic Works.   A key figure in postwar art, Robert Motherwell was the youngest of the first-generation Abstract Expressionists. His graphic work distinguished him as an innovator and producer of stunning imagery. By the time of his death in 1991, his career had been widely celebrated with countless exhibitions at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, NY and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

The exhibition examines Robert Motherwell's accomplishments as a graphic artist while also exploring these works in the larger context of his artistic production.  A Special Reception and Lecture will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM with esteemed Motherwell scholar, Mary Ann Caws.

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