Image: Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln
‘Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention’ is described as a major touring exhibition curated by Jared Ledesma.
The exhibition explores the dynamic exchange between Hartigan’s groundbreaking mid-twentieth-century work and the bold New York poets who inspired her, including Daisy Aldan, Barbara Guest, James Merrill, Frank O’Hara, and James Schuyler. Uniting works created between 1952 and 1968, ‘The Gift of Attention’ offers an opportunity to experience Hartigan’s evolution during a pivotal moment in her career, when she deftly navigated between abstraction and figuration.
‘Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention’ is organized by the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh and curated by Jared Ledesma, curator of 20th-century art and contemporary art. The presentation at Sheldon Museum of Art is organized by Christian Wurst, associate curator for exhibitions.
Among the works included is ‘East Side Sunday,’ an oil-on-canvas work from 1956. ‘Grand Street Brides’ is dated 1954. The exhibition also includes ‘Black Crows (Oranges No. 1),’ an oil-on-paper work from 1952.
