Sean Scully: The Shape Of Ideas

Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas

An extraordinary retrospective of one of the leading abstract painters of our time, surveying the artists career from the early 1970s to the presentIn a sustained exploration of the possibilities of abstraction, Sean Scully (b. 1945) has created a rich body of work throughout his 50-year career. Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas sets his entire output within a detailed biographical framework, closely examining the relationship between the artists paintings and his lesser-known drawings, pastels, watercolors, and prints-areas of Scullys production that are rarely considered together. At the heart of the book is an investigation of the development and reception of Scullys work based on historical and contemporary reviews as well as extensive interviews with the artist. Featured contributions include a preface by Marla Price, author of Scullys multivolume catalogue raisonn, and an essay by the poet and art critic Kelly Grovier on the unique contribution Scully has made to the history of abstraction. Published to coincide with the artists touring retrospective exhibition, this publication presents sumptuous illustrations and detailed accounts of his most significant bodies of work, offering new insight into his practice. It is an indispensable resource to understanding Scullys wide-ranging oeuvre and his influential place in contemporary art history.Published in association with the Philadelphia Museum of ArtExhibition Schedule: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth(June-October 2021)Philadelphia Museum of Art(April 12-July 31, 2022)