Installation view of Pat Steir: Drawing Out of Line on view 02-19-2010 through 07-03-2010 at the RISD Museum.

Pat Steir

Drawing Out of Line
February 19 - July 3, 2010
Installation view of Pat Steir: Drawing Out of Line on view 02-19-2010 through 07-03-2010 at the RISD Museum.

Introduction

A major figure in American art since the 1970s, Pat Steir has created some of the most ambitious and challenging drawings of the late 20th century. Organized by RISD curator Jan Howard and independent curator Susan Harris, Pat Steir: Drawing Out of Line presents 40 years of work focusing on her exploration of the vocabulary of drawing.

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Pat Steir: Drawing Out of Line

Five distinct bodies of work by artist Pat Steir are considered: her minimal and intimate word/image drawings (1970-1974), richly delineated serial investigations of line (1975-1976), heroically scaled wave drawings (1983-1986), four interrelated series of waterfall drawings (1991), and a series of broad, gestural marks that often serve as a background for pastel grids (2007-2008). Steir’s wall drawings are also represented.

Softcover, 116 pages, 2010

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Spatial Memory

A summer intern peeks into the Museum’s hidden corners and examines its architectural quirks.

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Out of Line / 360 Degree Drawing

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Pat Steir : Drawing Out of Line

February 19 - July 3, 2010
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