The New York School, 1969:
Henry Geldzahler at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

January 13 – March 14, 2015 293 Tenth Avenue, New York
  • New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940 – 1970 was the Met’s most exciting exhibition to date under the auspices of director Thomas Hoving, who turned Henry Geldzahler loose to prick the art world to alertness.  Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce The New York School, 1969: Henry Geldzahler at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on view at 293 Tenth Avenue from January 13 – March 14, 2015. Curated by Stewart Waltzer, this comprehensive group show reprises Geldzahler’s seminal exhibition and includes exemplary works by Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Joseph Cornell, Mark di Suvero, Dan Flavin, Helen Frankenthaler, Adolph Gottlieb, Hans Hofmann, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Morris Louis, Robert Motherwell, Isamu Noguchi, Kenneth Noland, Claes Oldenberg, Jules Olitski, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol, featuring works from the original exhibition.
  • By the early 60’s, the genealogy of Abstract Expressionism had evolved to the fifth generation and new, unknown artists were finding fertile ground in a very rough-edged SOHO.  By the end of the decade that melee had hardened into discreet “isms.” It was then that curator Henry Geldzahler – cajoling, wheedling, loudly threatening obscurity and irrelevance – convinced the Met into presenting the exhaustively comprehensive survey show New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970.

    Geldzahler took over half the museum, more than 40 galleries, with 408 art works. With taxonomic precision he delineated the thought and personalities that defined the New York School, specifying a broad horizon that stretched from Jackson Pollock to Andy Warhol. New York was the literal and metaphorical center of the arts, and Geldzahler included every artist that added a vital component to the party.

    This exhibition is at Paul Kasmin Gallery not the Met. It comes 44 years later. But to see the shadow is to grasp the fierce and joyful intelligence of Henry Geldzahler. If you were not yet born in 1969, this show is a reminder that a great curator can change the way the future sees.

  • Works
    • Andy Warhol, Farah Diba, 1977
      Andy Warhol, Farah Diba, 1977
    • Dan Flavin, Untitled, (to the real Dan Hill) 1A, 1978
      Dan Flavin, Untitled, (to the real Dan Hill) 1A, 1978
    • Jules Olitski, Z, 1964
      Jules Olitski, Z, 1964
    • David Smith, Volton XIV I, 1963
      David Smith, Volton XIV I, 1963
    • Frank Stella, Scramble: Ascending Spectrum/Ascending Yellow Values, 1978
      Frank Stella, Scramble: Ascending Spectrum/Ascending Yellow Values, 1978
    • Adolph Gottlieb, Sign, 1962
      Adolph Gottlieb, Sign, 1962
    • Robert Rauschenberg, Untitled, 1968
      Robert Rauschenberg, Untitled, 1968
    • Isamu Noguchi, The Life of a Cube, 1962
      Isamu Noguchi, The Life of a Cube, 1962
    • John Chamberlain, Latback, 1967
      John Chamberlain, Latback, 1967
    • James Rosenquist, Floating to the Top, 1964
      James Rosenquist, Floating to the Top, 1964
    • Alexander Calder, Moon Faced Llama (blue and red), 1971
      Alexander Calder, Moon Faced Llama (blue and red), 1971
    • Ellsworth Kelly, Yellow Curve, 1994
      Ellsworth Kelly, Yellow Curve, 1994
    • Robert Motherwell, Open No. 153: In Scarlet with White Line, 1970
      Robert Motherwell, Open No. 153: In Scarlet with White Line, 1970
    • Kenneth Noland, Mid-Afternoon, 1964
      Kenneth Noland, Mid-Afternoon, 1964
    • Andy Warhol, Brillo Soap Pads Box, 1964
      Andy Warhol, Brillo Soap Pads Box, 1964
    • Robert Rauschenberg, Art Box, 1963
      Robert Rauschenberg, Art Box, 1963
    • Alexander Calder, The New Ritou, 1948
      Alexander Calder, The New Ritou, 1948
    • Donald Judd, Untitled, 1969
      Donald Judd, Untitled, 1969
    • Josef Albers, Study to Homage to the Square: Frisian, 1955
      Josef Albers, Study to Homage to the Square: Frisian, 1955
    • Hans Hofmann, Serenada, 1961
      Hans Hofmann, Serenada, 1961
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