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Al Held: The Evolution of Style
June 26– August 10, 2008
The UAM presented the second exhibition in the Hampton series, Al Held: The Evolution of Style from June 26 through August 10, 2008. Held, who demonstrates an intriguing transition from gestural painting typical of the Abstract Expressionist movement to intricate geometric imagery, bridges Modernism with contemporary painting. The 25 works in the exhibition span from the year 1958 to 2005, including one of Held’s last two public commissions, a series of watercolor studies for the stained glass windows installed in the United States Courthouse in Orlando, Florida in 2006. In addition to the eight Held works in the UAM Hampton Collection of American Paintings, the exhibition included works on loan from the Al Held Foundation, Inc., Collection of Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Crown Point Press, Manny Silverman Gallery, the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, and private collectors. A catalogue accompanied the exhibition with texts by Robert Storr, Dean of the Yale School of Art, Yale University, and the exhibition curators; currently available, click on Shop UAM or here.
Image credit: Al Held, Triangle Circle, 1963, 59.75x41.75", Acrylic on canvas, Collection of the University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach. Gift of the Gordon F. Hampton Foundation, through Wesley G. Hampton, Roger K. Hampton, and Katherine H. Shenk; Art © Estate of Al Held/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
