21 Oct COBALT BLUE Launch at Artbook November 2
Book Launch & Discussion Please join us to celebrate this new publication ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth LA Arts District downtown Los Angeles Saturday, November 2 3–5 pm Discussion at 4pm...
Author: samfrancis
14 Oct Something blue is in the works over here at the Sam Francis Foundation!
Cobalt Blue: Writings from the papers of Sam Francis beautifully combines the artist’s writing with his works on paper in an elegantly designed book. This new collection includes writings from Francis’s journals that have never been published before and previous essays from catalogs long out-of-print. ...
17 Sep New Shingo Francis Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions featuring Shingo Francis at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences and Baylor University's MARTIN MUSEUM OF ART...
11 Jul TATE’s new IN FOCUS deep dives into Sam’s “Around the Blues 1957, 1962–3”
TATE's In Focus uses previously unpublished archival letters, photographs, press materials, shipping records and curatorial documents to chart Around the Blues movements from 1957 to its acquisition by Tate in 1964....
17 Jun BOOK REVIEW Sam Francis: The Artist’s Materials
Not only does this book provide deep philosophical and technical insight into the artist's studio practice, paint techniques, and materials, but it also acknowledges paint fabricators, suppliers, and assistants, rectifying previous inaccurate descriptions about the artist's use of materials. The book is full of information...
14 May Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project New Subscriber Access!
The Sam Francis Foundation is pleased to announce our subscription-based educational service. This installment documents all known unique works attributed to the artist from 1945 through 1953 with continuous updates!...
23 Apr UN ART AUTRE: ABSTRACTION IN POSTWAR PARIS at LÉVY GORVY
Un art autre will feature an outstanding painting from 1956/58 by Sam Francis on loan from the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum in St Louis, titled Arcueil after the location of the artist’s studio in Paris. This will be the first time the work is...
19 Apr Sam Francis: The 70’s exhibit extended through June
We are pleased to announce that Sam Francis: The '70s has been extended and will be on view through June. If you would like to schedule a visit to the gallery, please call us at 310.277.4997. Our hours are Monday-Friday from 10:00 AM until 5:00...
13 Feb Sam Francis: The ’70s at Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art February 15
Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Sam Francis: The '70s, February 15–April 12, 2019 Join us during Frieze Week for an exhibition of Sam Francis works created between 1970 and 1979 including paintings on canvas, paintings on paper, and monotypes. "The '70s were arguably Sam Francis’ most spectacularly innovative decade,...