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MARK ROTHKO
Join Joseph Solman in a discussion of Rothko and Abstract Expressionism. August 13, 1998 |
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NewsHour Backgrounders August 5, 1998 Paul Solman and his father reflect on the art of Mark Rothko. July 17, 1997 A sweeping look at history of American Art. May 23, 1997 The Whitney Museum's biennial exhibit. January 21, 1997 A new Pablo Picasso biography. January 1, 1997 Paul asks the question: What is Modern Art? Browse the Online NewsHour's coverage of Arts and Entertainment. OUTSIDE LINKS: The National Gallery's Rothko site. Several paintings by Joseph Solman. |
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Cynthia of Los Angeles, CA
asks:
What was "The Ten?" Was it a movement, or just a bunch of friends?
Joseph Solman responds: That's a great question. There was a place called the Gallery Secession, named after a gallery in Vienna. The dealer who created it chose West 12th street in New York, which was radical because the other galleries were uptown in 1934. This was really out of the main stream.He invited 20 or more painters who were working in modern expressionist and abstract styles to exhibit their work. There weren't too many modern painters at that time. The gallery had two rooms. The first room was devoted to one painter's work-- it rotated every month. The back room was called "the stable," and that's where he showed paintings by many artists. As time went on, a group of us started to question the painters he chose to exhibit. Rothko and I and some others used to meet for coffee after the shows and we began to grumble. We thought he was too easy-going and paternal. He brought in some painters we thought were second rate. So we met in my studio and we decided to secede from the Secession Gallery. We stayed together for a while, but then people started to get their own uptown shows and we broke up. There will be a commemorative exhibit in Boston at the Mercury Gallery sometime this Fall. |
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