Education Hallway
February 5–July 14, 2019
Prints by the modernist artist Zao Wou-Ki are shown alongside works by Paul Klee, Franz Kline, and Joan Miró, who all influenced the Beijing-born French artist. While Zao is best known for his lyrically abstract oil paintings, his etchings and lithographs have also been the subject of close consideration. The two prints by Zao in the AMAM collection date from 1951 and 1968, spanning 17 years in his long career.
After moving to Paris in 1948, when he was in his twenties, Zao became acquainted with Miró and later received representation from his same gallery. He also befriended several Abstract Expressionists during his 1957 visits to New York City. This exhibition highlights some of the characteristics—pictographic forms, calligraphic brush strokes, and compressed space—shared among these modernists.
Organized by Emma Laube ’17, curatorial assistant in the Office of Academic Programs.
Image:
Zao Wou-Ki (French, born in China, 1921–2013)
Rocky Coast, 1968
Etching
Gift of Thomas G. Campbell (OC 1955), 1974.75