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1973, Agnes Martin From early experiments to her final painting in 2004, American abstract artist Agnes Martin’s understated yet subtly evocative work tours internationally. Expect a deceptively quiet atmosphere at ‘Agnes Martin’, simmering with underlying emotions.
Just as Martin’s art had begun to gain momentum, she decided to break away from New York’s burgeoning scene and finally ended up in New Mexico, where she lived out the rest of her days. This proved to be anything but detrimental to the artist, who in 1973 began a series of minimal, expressively slow-burning paintings, using bold geometric forms, colour washes, and grids. Until October 11 at Tate Modern, London. www.tate.org.uk
2003, Agnes Martin