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“Live for a while in these books.’’

Excerpts from David Zwirner Books

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Kerry James Marshall Paints Vogue's September Issue Cover

Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast

Catch up on Seasons 1–3

Reopening Thursday, August 27 and on view through January 9, 2021, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, presents the 

. Organized by Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture; and Yasmil Raymond, Associate Curator; with Tamar Margalit, Curatorial Assistant; and Erica Cooke, Research Fellow, Department of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA, 

 explores the work of the celebrated artist who aimed to create straightforward pieces that could assume a direct, material, and physical presence, without recourse to grand philosophical statements. Judd eschewed the classical ideals of representational sculpture in favor of creating a rigorous visual vocabulary that sought clear and definite objects as its primary mode of articulation. Presented solely at MoMA, this retrospective includes some sixty works of sculpture, painting, and drawing, from public and private collections in the US and abroad.

“Half a century after Judd established himself as a leading figure of his time, there remains a great deal to discover,” Temkin says. “MoMA’s presentation will emphasize the radicality of his approach to art-making and the visual complexity of his work.” The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog, featuring essays examining subjects fundamental to Judd’s work and thinking, including methods of fabrication, his early paintings and sketchbooks, his relationship with museums, his interest in site-specific work, and his activities in the realms of design and architecture.

Published by Judd Foundation and David Zwirner Books in 2019, 

 presents sixty interviews with the artist over the course of four decades and is the first compilation of its kind. It is the companion volume to the critically acclaimed and bestselling 

An installation view of Judd at The museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2020.

At the Museum of Modern Art

Donald Judd

, Jenny Holzer, Rashid Johnson, Lorna Simpson, and Rosemarie Trockel—to create face masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The masks are being sustainably produced with three layers of 100% cotton in accordance with the French government’s regulations for Category 1 face masks, recommended for persons in regular contact with the public. Worn correctly, Category 1 face masks reduce the chance of the mask-wearer spreading the virus. We wear reusable cotton masks to protect each other and reduce the overall environmental viral load.

A COVID face mask designed by Raymond Pettibon.

Half of the proceeds will be donated to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and the other half will be split between two artist relief charities, Artist Relief Coalition and Common Practice, both of which are supporting US and UK artists whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic.

The designed masks are available for six months exclusively at MATCHESFASHION, beginning August 24.

To read more about the project and to purchase a mask, 

Cover image: Face mask by Barbara Kruger. Photo by ZUUMEO

A COVID face mask designed by Barbara Kruger.

Featuring Barbara Kruger, Raymond Pettibon, and more

Face Masks from Gallery Artists

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A holiday photo by Cynthia Zarin of a canal in Venice.

Cynthia Zarin

To Venice and Rome

Diana Thater and Rachel Rose

A detail from Marcel Dzama's coloring book, titled Coloring the Moon Pink, dated 2020.

Coloring the Moon Pink

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Marcel Dzama: Coloring the Moon Pink

, a collection of eight intimate letters written to a teenage Balthus between 1920 and 1926.

Read Jarrett Earnest's interviews with Holland Cotter, Darby English, and Siri Hustvedt, published in 

What It Means to Write About Art, Interviews with Art Critics

, a catalogue of photographs by Roy DeCarava, and watch a video introducing the artist's life and work.

, the most comprehensive collection of the artist’s writings assembled to date.

Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa

, published this year by Chronicle Books.

Read excerpts from “Serene’’ and “Roma’’, chapters in the forthcoming book 

, and listen to a podcast with the author.

Joan Mitchell: I carry my landscapes around with me.

Read James Baldwin's introduction to the exhibition catalogue for 

 by Emma Enderby, an essay in the publication accompanying Oscar Murillo's major exhibition at Haus der Kunst in 2017.

, c. 1525 (detail). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


A detail from a painting by Lorenzo Lotto, titled Venus and Cupid, dated c. 1525.

“Lockdown has been a restless time for the Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera.

As an artist who draws inspiration from dreams and introspection, peace and quiet are essential to her process. The rising star’s ethereal work is filled with transcendent imagery that allows the viewer to peek beyond the veil of earthly existence. But amid the chaotic noise of the wider world this year, Zvavahera was struck by creative paralysis....

We spoke to the artist about her ideal conditions for creativity and why she refuses to plan.’’

Image: Portia Zvavahera, 2020. Photo by Mario Todeschini

A photo of the artist Portia Zvavahera, dated 2020.

Portia Zvavahera: Ndakavata pasi ndikamutswa nekuti anonditsigira  Opening September 15 at David Zwirner London

Artists in the News

Portia Zvavahera In Her Own Words

Studio Visit with Portia Zvavahera

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