Events
Exhibit: April Brief
Exhibition: April Brief: Notes from the Color Field
Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 11:00am
The soaring light-filled galleries that crown Rafael Moneo's architecturally
stunning Davis Museum building are the setting for large-scale paintings by
major figures associated with the "Color Field"movement?Jules Olitski,
Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, Friedel Dzubas, Jack Bush, and Larry
Poons. Playing on the variable definitions of "brief," this exhibition of striking
but little-seen works from the Davis permanent collections is both short-lived
and instructive. This presentation, curated by Lisa Fischman, explores tensions
between the aesthetic pleasures and curatorial initiatives that align in display on
one hand, and the conservation concerns and stewardship priorities regarding
preservation on the other. And so, the bold and bright shapes of these large-
scale paintings will command the gallery space for just one month, a duration
determined by standards of safe exposure to high levels of natural light.
Curated by Lisa Fischman, Ruth Gordon Shapiro '37 Director of the Davis,
April Brief is supported generously supported by the Davis Museum Program
Endowed Fund.
