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14 de may. de 2024 · The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II. 1959. Frank Stella. Kastura. 1979. These were prescient words: over the course of the next 60 years, the necessity and purpose of Stella’s works always remained painting, even as black gave way to color, lines to curves, and two dimensions to three.
4 de may. de 2024 · Stella flaunted his confidence with such sardonic titles for his black paintings as “The Marriage of Reason and Squalor” and, recklessly provocative, “Die Fahne Hoch!” (“Raise the...
13 de may. de 2024 · Those works—e.g., The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II (1959)—were included in the landmark exhibition “Sixteen Americans” at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1959–60. He had his first solo exhibition in 1960 at the Leo Castelli Gallery, also in New York City.
4 de may. de 2024 · Later that year, Dorothy Miller included four of his paintings in “16 Americans” at the Museum of Modern Art, which bought “The Marriage of Reason and Squalor.”
6 de may. de 2024 · "The Marriage of Reason and Squalor II" (1959): Another notable work from Stella's "Black Paintings" series, this piece features stark black and white stripes arranged in a dynamic composition, challenging viewers' perceptions of space and form.
5 de may. de 2024 · Despite their portentous titles (“Die Fahne hoch!” for instance, or “The Marriage of Reason and Squalor II”), the paintings reference nothing outside themselves.
4 de may. de 2024 · The museum bought one of the “Black Paintings,” “The Marriage of Reason and Squalor, II,” bestowing on Mr. Stella instant establishment credibility.
