Martin, Agnes

Agnes Martin: The Nineties and Beyond

Agnes Martin has spent every morning for the past 40 years working in her New Mexico studio, producing square abstract paintings that consist of graphite horizontal lines across fields of white, gray, or pale colors. Though her work superficially belongs to the history of Minimalism, Martin considers her paintings the abstract expression of positive inner states of existence. Published on the occasion of her 90th birthday, this catalogue presents the iconic serenity and elegant geometry of her canvasses from the past decade, in a format complimentary to Martin's own immutable aesthetic.

In Pursuit Of Perfection: The Art Of Agnes Martin, Maria Martinez, And Florence Pierce

Agnes Martin: Richard Tuttle

Agnes Martin: Writings

Now in its third printing, this collection of letters, journals, and lectures is the standard collection of writings by the artist. "I suggest that people who like to be alone, who walk alone, will perhaps be serious workers in the art field."--Agnes Martin.

Agnes Martin

Agnes Martin: The Islands

Description: The Islands--a 1979 group of 12 identically large square paintings--is a body of work especially suitable for gaining insight into the modalities of the visual in Agnes Martin's work. An element that is common to all the canvases is the matte white color that absorbs the surrounding light but only partially radiates it back, as well as the structure of fine horizontal lines drawn in pencil. The reproductions of Martin's work in this book are of the highest quality, especially in light of the fact that her pictures are generally not ideal for reproduction, as, according to the artist, they are light and luminous and deal with fusion and formlessness, i.e., the dissolution of form. In creating this work, Martin, in a certain sense, arrives almost to the point of borderline visibility.

Agnes Martin: Works on Paper

3x An Abstraction: New Methods of Drawing by Hilma af Klint, Emma Kunz, and Agnes Martin

This engaging study of the drawings of three generations of women artists shows the impact of their innovative work on the history of modern abstraction. The book explores the art and writings of Hilma af Klint, Emma Kunz, and Agnes Martin, each of whom approached geometric abstraction as a means of structuring philosophical, scientific, and spiritual ideas.