04 Feb Sam Francis and Japan: Emptiness Overflowing at LACMA
With over 60 works from LACMA’s collection and key lenders, this is the first exhibition to explore the artist’s work in relation to “ma” and other aspects of Japanese aesthetics....
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09 Jan JAN15: George Page Discusses His Print Work with Sam Francis
Master printer and Herron alumnus George Page will discuss his work with featured artist Sam Francis – one that grew out of a 21-year collaboration at the Litho Shop, the Santa Monica, California, printmaking studio founded by Francis in 1970....
06 Jan JAN 15 – Form and Color: The Prints of Sam Francis
Drawing from the extensive private collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation, Form & Color will highlight over 20 years of prints by this prominent American abstract painter and printmaker. George Page, the artist's master printer, will deliver a talk in conjunction with...
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...
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. ...
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TATE's In Focus uses previously unpublished archival letters, photographs, press materials, shipping records and curatorial documents to chart Around the Blues movements from 1957 to its acquisition by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...
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,...
14 Jan Video: The Art and Life of Sam Francis, A special discussion with Debra Burchett-Lere, Director and President of the Sam Francis Foundation and Kayo Malik, Sam Francis’s daughter
An exhibition of paintings by the acclaimed California artist Sam Francis now on view at Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert through April 29, 2019. Drawing upon diverse influences including Fauvism, French Impressionism and Modernism, Color Field painting, and Japanese calligraphy, Francis is considered a...