
Brice Marden: Works on Paper
Gagosian/Rizzoli (Publisher)
Published on 3. February 2026
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-1-951449-91-9 (ISBN)
Description
Brice Marden: Works on Paper accompanies an exhibition at Gagosian Paris of rarely seen drawings and prints by the late painter, and includes an introductory text by art historian Eileen Costello.
This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Brice Marden: Works on Paper at Gagosian, rue de Ponthieu, Paris. Organized in collaboration with the Estate of Brice Marden, it featured previously unseen work from the artist's final two decades, selected by his daughters Mirabelle Marden and Melia Marden, and paid tribute to Marden's long ties to the city.
This selection of works shows that, for Marden, drawing was as valuable as painting, and reveals his commitment to employing it in the abstract depiction of place. During a visit to Paris in 1964, the artist produced gridded monochrome works using charcoal rubbings of the tiled walls in the home where he stayed, and this graphic documentation of his surroundings constituted a significant intuitive leap. Also evident in Marden's development of distinctive gestural marks is his fascination with conceptual choreography; his works on paper show-as do his paintings-how light and color can dance.
The publication includes color reproductions of the more than thirty works in the exhibition as well as details and a photograph of the artist in his studio. It also features "A Direct Form of Expression," an introductory text by art historian Eileen Costello that traces the key role of drawing in the artist's practice, exploring what it reveals about his artistic interests and techniques.
This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Brice Marden: Works on Paper at Gagosian, rue de Ponthieu, Paris. Organized in collaboration with the Estate of Brice Marden, it featured previously unseen work from the artist's final two decades, selected by his daughters Mirabelle Marden and Melia Marden, and paid tribute to Marden's long ties to the city.
This selection of works shows that, for Marden, drawing was as valuable as painting, and reveals his commitment to employing it in the abstract depiction of place. During a visit to Paris in 1964, the artist produced gridded monochrome works using charcoal rubbings of the tiled walls in the home where he stayed, and this graphic documentation of his surroundings constituted a significant intuitive leap. Also evident in Marden's development of distinctive gestural marks is his fascination with conceptual choreography; his works on paper show-as do his paintings-how light and color can dance.
The publication includes color reproductions of the more than thirty works in the exhibition as well as details and a photograph of the artist in his studio. It also features "A Direct Form of Expression," an introductory text by art historian Eileen Costello that traces the key role of drawing in the artist's practice, exploring what it reveals about his artistic interests and techniques.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
OVER 30 WORKS IN DETAIL
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-951449-91-9 (9781951449919)
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Eileen Costello is a historian of modern and contemporary art. A specialist in catalogue raisonne scholarship, she is the editor and project director of Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonne of Drawing (Menil Collection, 2018), was the chief editor of the catalogue raisonne of Arshile Gorky's complete works, and was a lead researcher for the catalogue raisonne of Ellsworth Kelly's paintings, reliefs, and sculpture.
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