Abstract art
The Guggenheim presents a new view of Orphism—the movement that time forgot
Featuring 82 works by 26 artists, this New York show tells the story of the short-lived style and its main protagonists
Abstract art draws in the crowds in Germany
Over 60,000 visitors have flocked to the Museum Reinhard Ernst in Wiesbaden, Germany, in its first 100 days
‘Whatever the It factor is, she seems to have it’: behind the surging popularity of Francesca Mollett’s mysterious paintings
The 32-year-old London-based artist says she is still working it all out while collectors rush in
New book explores work of underrepresented abstract artist who married portrait with place
Miyoko Ito’s intriguing merger of internal and external space gets proper recognition and a fresh look in this visual feast
A new survey of the Aboriginal artist Emily Kam Kngwarray lets her community tell the story
The exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia singles the artist out as one of the great painters of the late 20th century
A century of Ellsworth Kelly in pictures
As the American painter's 100th birthday approaches, a look back on his life and legacy in photos
Is the figuration boom over? Gagosian to launch major show of abstract artists across London galleries this summer
Curator Gary Garrels has been given “carte blanche” to include artists not represented by the gallery
New biography and seven-volume catalogue raisonné bring order to the spiritual fascination of Hilma af Klint
These volumes on the Swedish artist will help cement her rightful place as a pioneer of abstract art
The Big Review: Fugues in Colour at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris
An intoxicating summer exhibition focuses on five abstract artists—Megan Rooney, Sam Gilliam, Steven Parrino, Niele Toroni and Katharina Grosse. But the chromatic emphasis denies broader interpretations of their work
David Hockney: 'Abstraction in art has run its course'
"The world is very beautiful, but human beings are quite mad," says the British artist
'King of colour': tributes paid to Moroccan artist Mohamed Melehi who has died of Covid-19, aged 84
The abstract painter transformed the art scene in post-colonial Morocco
Jack Youngerman, second-wave abstractionist, has died, aged 93
The Missouri-born artist, known for his shaped canvases and bold patterns, became a leading American abstract painter after moving from Paris to New York
Albert Oehlen: a buyer's guide
With three separate shows of his work taking place in London during Frieze Week, the German artist's market is heating up
Kamal Boullata—Palestinian master of abstract art and Arabic calligraphy—dies, aged 77
Jerusalem-born artist who lived 50 years in exile was a pioneer of the hurufiyya movement and one of the first to write about Palestine's art history
Carlos Cruz-Diez, kinetic art trailblazer who was obsessed with colour, dies aged 95
Venezuelan artist was an important figure in the history of abstraction
In Pictures: the little-known pioneers of 19th- and 20th-century abstraction
Munich exhibition explores the experimental works of Georgiana Houghton, Hilma af Klint and Emma Kunz
Private View: our pick of November gallery shows
From a two-venue show of Albert Oehlen's abstract works in Paris to a Bridget Riley retrospective in Los Angeles, here are the gallery shows to see
What debt does mid-century American abstract painting owe to Monet?
Exhibition in Paris attempts to draw connections between the Impressionist and Pollock, Rothko and friends—with mixed results
Quantum leap for Mary Corse as clutch of shows brings overdue recognition
Light and Space artist has exhibitions in London and Beacon, followed by New York retrospective
Abstract art can tell a story—and look good too
History, race and economics are examined in the works of four artists at Art Center/South Florida
Pace Gallery remembers Elizabeth Murray with show of her 1980s work
The late painter’s shaped canvases, including some museum loans, are the subject of a survey in New York
De Stijl in the Netherlands: a round-up
Three excellent exhibitions explore different approaches to Neoplasticism
Toronto theatre mogul David Mirvish to stage his own shows
Will the Canadian collector showcase his expansive modern art collection?
From the archive—Frank Stella in 2012 on upcoming exhibitions in Zaragoza and Wolfsburg
Stella discusses a collaboration with the architect Santiago Calatrava in the lead-up to a major retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
Interview with Mark Bradford: “It’s a complex conversation and there’s no closure”
The artist on class and identity in South Central LA, working with children and making art in post-Katrina New Orleans
Interview with Ellsworth Kelly: “The freedom of colours in space”
Speaking with the American painter in Basel on colour, geometry, and learning how to see
Interview with Tomma Abts, champion of abstraction
Abts’ small, deeply layered canvases exert a quiet power
Warren Rohrer at Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
His work reveals how the vestiges of landscape can linger in abstract work
This summer, the "Kasimir Malevich: Suprematism" exhibition is to travel from Germany to the USA
Organised by the Guggenheim Foundation and the Menil Foundation, works presenting the Russian avant-garde's embrace of abstract art will be displayed