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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...boldly offsetting the colorful effusiveness of Gerhard Richter and the restrained hysteria of Max Beckmann. Also notable is a series of Bauhaus paintings (including works by Malevich and El Lissitsky), a pair of Jawlensky portraits, and an unusual Klimt. Currently on display is a collection of works by Hannah Darboven, touted by the curatorial staff as "one of the most important active German artists today." While Darboven's cutting-edge exploration of calendrical counting systems is mildly thought provoking, it is nonetheless another disappointing exa.m.ple of the diminishing importance of aesthetic value in contemporary art. Upstairs from the works...

Author: By Annie Bourneuf and John Hulsey, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: The Field Guide: Part One of Our Guide to Boston Visual Art | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

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