FORT WORTH, TX (PNAN) – Going on view Sunday, October 23, 2022, “Modern Masters: A Tribute to Anne W. Marion” is an exhibition of contributions by Marion with 80 works by 47 artists.
The exhibition begins with three renowned works from her collection, given to the Modern Museum of Art on her passing in 2021: Arshile Gorky’s The Plow and the Song, 1947; Willem de Kooning’s “Two Women” 1954–55 and “White Band No. 27” 1954” by Mark Rothko.
“A monumental addition to the Museum’s collection, each work a classic example of the artist’s signature style,” says former chief curator Michael Auping who is a scholar of Abstract Expressionism, he elaborates on these works:
“The Plow and the Song is an homage to the central theme of Gorky’s imagery, memories of the farms and landscape of his homeland of Armenia, and de Kooning’s Two Women stands perfectly in the center of the development of the artist’s famous group of Women paintings. White Band is nothing less than a masterpiece within Rothko’s oeuvre. A diaphanous blue atmosphere holds a mysterious white band in its field, creating an immersive experience that you can only find in his greatest paintings.”
Along with these paintings and together for the first time, a major group of works by Jackson Pollock will be on view, consisting of twelve drawings, paintings and prints acquired by the Modern in 1985 poignantly trace Pollock’s expressive journey between psychological figuration and abstraction.
Each of the works presented in this exhibition was made possible by Anne Marion, Anne and John Marion, or The Burnett Foundation, in addition to gifts donated anonymously or in partnership with the Sid W. Richardson Foundation.
The featured artists are: Carl Andre, Francis Bacon, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Sophie Calle, Willem de Kooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Gilbert & George, Arshile Gorky, Ellsworth Kelly, Anselm Kiefer, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Sally Mann, Agnes Martin, Yasumasa Morimura, Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Linda Ridgway, Mark Rothko, Thomas Ruff, Sean Scully, Cindy Sherman, David Smith, Ann Stautberg, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Carrie Mae Weems.
To discover more about this show and Anne Marion, call Kendal Smith Lake direct at 817.840.2167 or email ksmith@themodern.org. In addition, online at www.themodern.org. The exhibit will close January 22, 2023.