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...Bigger Is ... Bigger Abstract expressionist artist Al Held [MILESTONES, Aug. 8] was known for his gigantic geometric paintings. In a July 14, 1967 review, TIME described an exhibit of huge works and this gigantic-art trend...
...display 23 mural-size paintings ... The largest, Al Held's Greek Garden, is a breathtaking panorama of cabalistic circles, squares and triangles that measures 12 ft. [3.5 m] high?and 56 ft. [17 m] long. The museum's curator, Kynaston McShine, who selected the paintings, unpretentiously bills his exhibit as an 'airy, informal, summer exhibition of big, beautiful paintings' ... WHY DO THE ARTISTS LOVE BIG CANVASES? 'Largeness,' McShine answers, 'is part of the American aesthetic. The large painting is generally more of a challenge than a small one' ... To Al Held, who worked on Greek Garden for two years, bigness...
...Grenier says that the response to the exhibit from the artists, the professionals hanging the works and from the public has been "incredibly good"?visitors are spending longer with the permanent collection than ever before. "What could have been an incoherent jumble is as tightly structured as a Swiss watch," wrote Richard Dorment of Britain's Daily Telegraph...
Western diplomats say that so far, the ayatullahs appear to be acting defensively rather than offensively. An encouraging sign is that even Shi'ite beneficiaries of Tehran exhibit strains of Iraqi and Arab nationalism; and many have strong familial and tribal ties with the Sunnis. "We are sons of Iraq. The circumstances that forced me to leave did not change my identity," says Badr leader al-Amri. He's proud of his cooperation with the Revolutionary Guard to battle Saddam but says it extended only "to the limit of our interests." An informed Western observer thinks that while those groups...
...artists' studios and galleries. Built in a seven-story Victorian mill, the rejuvenated building's top floor features a gigantic, child-friendly loft, intended for performances, storytelling and book signings. The Engine Room, a light, airy room on the ground floor, offers space for everything from finger painting to exhibit-related games. Messages written by children in 1978 are contained in the Puffin Time Capsule, which has been buried in the hallway; the letters will be opened by children in 2078. The center contains two floors of exhibition space: "Incredible Journeys," which runs until Easter next year, will explore...