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The Contemplation of Beauty

Stopping to look at an Agnes Martin painting can feel like stopping to look at wallpaper. Her paintings typically have soft warm bands of color arranged in symmetrical patterns or delicately drawn lines in a grid. But to dismiss her work as simplistic or decorative would be a mistake. An abstract painting like hers has […]

December 9, 2020 By Joshua Wait
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