
Aubrey Williams, “Realm of the Sun,” 1982, oil on canvas, 132 x 163 cm.
© Estate of Aubrey Williams, courtesy the Estate of Aubrey Williams and October Gallery, London.
Photo courtesy of Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
‘Feeling Color’ exhibit at The Modern celebrates Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling’s abstract mastery
“Feeling Color: Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling” highlights two late 20th century abstract artists who took very different artistic development and career paths after leaving their native Guyana. Both artists were based in London. Williams coined the phrase “feeling color” while working on artistic interpretations of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich’s symphonies and quartets. This exhibit focuses on works from the Shostakovich and Olmec-Maya and Now series, among others. Bowling had studios in both London and New York City. He became a pivotal figure in British abstract painting, contributing to the cannon for over six decades, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008. Williams and Bowling’s pieces show art can offer a space for refuge, reckoning and imagination.
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FEELING COLOR: AUBREY WILLIAMS AND FRANK BOWLING
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth, 817-738-9215, themodern.org
March 15-July 27