Frank StellaAmerican, 1936–2024Abra Variation I
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The Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- 695.1980
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- The Museum of Modern Art
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Meanwhile, in the life of Frank Stella
The whole life1960s
Travels in the Middle East
He visits circular-plan cities in the Middle East and is especially intrigued by the arches and decorative patterns he sees in the architecture and art of Iran; these cities will later give their names to works of the Protractor series.
1967
Sets and costumes for Merce Cunningham
Designs the set and costumes for Merce Cunningham's dance piece Scramble.
27 June 1968 – 6 October 1968
Exhibition: 4. documenta
1970
Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art in New York presents a retrospective of Stella's work, making him the youngest artist to receive one.
1970
Boycott of the American Pavilion in Venice
Invited to the 35th Venice Biennale, Stella joins a boycott by artists opposed to the US wars in Vietnam and Cambodia and withdraws his works from display at the American Pavilion.
1970s
Introduces relief: “maximalist” painting
He brings relief into his work and calls such painting “maximalist” for its sculptural qualities; in the Eccentric Polygon series the shaped canvases take on still less regular forms and collage elements appear, such as pieces of canvas glued to plywood, and aluminum then becomes the main support of his paintings.
