Frank Stella's Stars

A Survey

Frank Stella, Cybele Maylone, Richard Klein , Amy Smith-Stewart

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English

Gregory R Miller & Company
27 May 2021

Non-graphic art forms; Individual artists, art monographs

Stars as minimalist and maximalist motif in the art of Frank Stella, from his earliest paintings to his most recent sculptures

As a painter, sculptor and printmaker, Frank Stella (born 1936) has always paid great attention to geometric lines and patterns in his work, creating pieces that are arrestingly kaleidoscopic in both their form and content with bold lines and shaped canvases. This catalog, published for his 2020 exhibition at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut, focuses in particular on the enduring use of star shapes in Stella’s oeuvre.

Stella’s depictions of stars range from the minimalism of his early career, with lithograph prints of brightly colored polygonal patterns, to the maximalism of his more recent work seen in his towering angular sculptures made from stainless steel. Although he is well aware that his last name is the Latin word for star, Stella maintains that his fixation on the shape is inspired by its form and the endless possibilities that accompany the star, rather than its etymology. Both instantly recognizable and infinitely abstract, stars seem like an obvious choice for an artist who has dedicated his life to experimenting with form.

In addition to a plates section of the 60 pieces included in the Aldrich show, this book presents installation shots throughout the museum’s interiors and outdoor gardens, and photographs of the artist’s studio. The curators of the exhibition, Richard Klein and Amy Smith-Stewart, worked closely with Stella on the exhibition installation and contribute major essays that add new dimensions to our understanding of a widely celebrated and influential artist.

By (artist): Frank Stella
Text by: Richard Klein, Amy Smith-Stewart
Foreword by: Cybele Maylone
Imprint: Gregory R Miller & Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 794g
ISBN: 9781941366295
ISBN 10: 1941366295
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 27 May 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Frank Stella's Stars: A Survey

"Frank Stella's name means star in Italian, and for decades that was the problem, the reason he stopped making them... But then, computer design technology came along, and 3-D printing. Suddenly the star had possibilities.--Sara Kugel ""CBS: News"" Frank Stella's Stars is a testimony to an artist, now 84, in perpetual evolution. Its focus on the star motif ends up reaffirming the restlessness of this painter's progress and his underappreciated engagement with new technologies of design, fabrication and display.--Jason Farago ""New York Times"""