Between 1984 and 1999, the American artist Frank Stella executed four ambitious print series, each of which was named after a literary work that had a distinctive narrative structure: the Passover song Had Gadya, a compilation of Italian folktales, the epic novel Moby-Dick, and the illustrated encyclopedia Dictionary of Imaginary Places. Through these four bodies of work, Stella evolved printmaking projects of unprecedented scale and complexity that both transformed the artist’s visual language—as well as his working process in all media—and represent a technical and expressive milestone in printmaking. Featuring forty-one prints from these four major series alongside their literary catalysts, Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking will be the first exhibition to focus exclusively on the vital role that world literature played in his powerful exploration of the print medium.
Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking
Main Artwork : Frank Stella, Cantahar, 1998. Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Tyler Graphics Ltd. 1974-2001 Collection, given in honor of Frank Stella/© 2017 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
MAY 19, 2018-SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Princeton University Art Museum PRINCETON | NEW JERSEY | USA
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