Memory, Myth & Magic
Clyfford Still鈥檚 art and thought are pervaded with powerful, albeit subtle, allusions to memory (both cultural and personal), the ancient past and to long-established aesthetic traditions that are sometimes summoned only to be shattered afresh in his hands. This exhibition鈥攃overing a span of approximately forty years (c.1929-70) and including some forty paintings, photographs by the artist himself, works on paper and sculptures鈥攅xplores these currents of imagery and ideas that surge through Still鈥檚 figurative and abstract compositions.
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Clyfford Still鈥檚 art and thought are pervaded with powerful, albeit subtle, allusions to memory (both cultural and personal), the ancient past and to long-established aesthetic traditions that are sometimes summoned only to be shattered afresh in his hands. This exhibition鈥攃overing a span of approximately forty years (c.1929-70) and including some forty paintings, photographs by the artist himself, works on paper and sculptures鈥攅xplores these currents of imagery and ideas that surge through Still鈥檚 figurative and abstract compositions.