Agnes Martin: Pioneer, Painter, Icon
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Summary
This is an intimate and revealing biography of Agnes Martin， renowned American painter， considered one of the great women artists of the 20th and 21st Century。 A resident of both New Mexico and New York City， Martin has always remained an enigma due to her fiercely guarded private life。 Henry Martin （no relation to the artist）， a writer， editor and actor， having access to those who were close to Agnes Martin--friends， family， former lovers，— has given us a full portrait of this universally revered artist。 Readers will learn of her bouts with mental illness， her several significant lesbian relationships， and her lifelong yearning for recognition despite her reclusive lifestyle and need for privacy。 Arriving in the wake of major international retrospective exhibitions of her work from London's Tate Modern， LACMA in Los Angeles， and the Guggenheim in New York City， this book will provide a perspective of Agnes Martin that has not been seen in earlier， more academic works or fine-art monographs。 Certain to be a mainstay for readers of the arts， and admirers of the creative spirit。 This book will also include rare photographs from family and friends， some of which have never appeared in a book before。
Reviews
Pippa Moore
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I had wanted to learn more about this interesting artist for some time， and this biography was excellent in presenting a full and many faceted picture of her。 It held a number of surprises， and left me feeling full of respect for how very hard she had to work to create her work， as well as for what she endured before she was recognized。
Ellen Jantzen
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FascinatingEven though I live in New Mexico， I never fully understood it's significance in the art world。 This book was enlightening about Agnes Martin's life and art FascinatingEven though I live in New Mexico， I never fully understood it's significance in the art world。 This book was enlightening about Agnes Martin's life and art 。。。more
Diane S ☔
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I had never heard of this artist prior to reading Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency， which is chock full of those in art and literature。 I just had to read a more in-depth studying her life。 Born in Canada， of a rather stern and cold mother， she learns early to become comfortable with isolation。 She studies in New York， at Columbia， and actually disappears from the art scene for quite a while， resurfacing in New Mexico。She hd several relationships with some but would remain in the proverbial cl I had never heard of this artist prior to reading Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency， which is chock full of those in art and literature。 I just had to read a more in-depth studying her life。 Born in Canada， of a rather stern and cold mother， she learns early to become comfortable with isolation。 She studies in New York， at Columbia， and actually disappears from the art scene for quite a while， resurfacing in New Mexico。She hd several relationships with some but would remain in the proverbial closet。 Those as the bare bones of her story。The fascinating aspect of her life are the artists she met and admired。 Jasper Johns， Rothko and many others。 She was also schizophrenic and would spend several yeArs in mental institutions。 Like so many if our creative geniuses， she struggled to separate life from art。 She was constantly hearing voices， but they did not tell her how or what to paint。 She did use her feelings from the voices in putting paint to paper。 A very unusual artist， she used grids and later lines。 Her paintings， like her life， are different and unusual， but are highly regarded with monetary value。 I'm posting a link to the MOMA site， if you are interested in her art。 You can wander around the site and see many of her works。 I can't help but admire these artists that live with or overcome so many obstacles， but are successful nonetheless。https://www。moma。org/collection/works。。。 。。。more
Gareth Schweitzer
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A wonderful and illuminating read。Whilst not a lot of it is devoted to her working methods and there are no colour images， one comes away with a strong sense of her personality and motivations， which brings depth and subtlety to thinking about and viewing her work。And really makes me want to see more of her work！
Eileen M
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Fascinating story of unknown artist to meI was not familiar with Agnes Martin and I cannot understand why。 Henry Martin did a terrific job describing her many characteristics - the good and the frustrating （for many people in her life）。 Her art work is so interesting and subtle。 I highly recommend this book to others who may not have been exposed to her story and to those who have but might be interested in a different point of view。
Jini Simpson
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Even if you are not a fan of abstract art， this book will enlighten the reader on an important American Art movement and a woman who devoted her life to her ART。 It gives the reader insight into the art world in New York ， and the Southwest during a time that new， Uniquely American art forms were being explored。 Not everyone was receptive to these artists。 AS a woman， and one with mental illness， Agnes faced additional challenges to become successful。 How she handled her personal challenges， to Even if you are not a fan of abstract art， this book will enlighten the reader on an important American Art movement and a woman who devoted her life to her ART。 It gives the reader insight into the art world in New York ， and the Southwest during a time that new， Uniquely American art forms were being explored。 Not everyone was receptive to these artists。 AS a woman， and one with mental illness， Agnes faced additional challenges to become successful。 How she handled her personal challenges， to become one of America's most praised and admired， is an amazing story。 I spent time with my computer， looking at the paintings online ， that are referenced in the book。 Unfortunately， the book contains no pictures， but I don'r think small reproductions would capture the essence of her work。 Better to see them enlarged on the Computer screen。 Best if you have ever seen them in person。 Or rather experience them。 the author has found a way to allow us to get to know Agnes on an intimate level， listening to her own words ， and hearing her struggle with her own demons ， but ultimately finding happiness through her paintings 。 。。。more
Catherine
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I am clearly not an Agnes Martin scholar。 However， I have read in several places that she did not see herself as a woman and she said Jill Johnston labelling her a lesbian was not true。 I would have hoped that the author could have refrained from labelling her bisexual in the prologue， which I find it hard to believe that she ever used as a way to define herself。 Why is it so important that we label her in a way that she did not label herself？ This aside， I enjoyed this biography more than Princ I am clearly not an Agnes Martin scholar。 However， I have read in several places that she did not see herself as a woman and she said Jill Johnston labelling her a lesbian was not true。 I would have hoped that the author could have refrained from labelling her bisexual in the prologue， which I find it hard to believe that she ever used as a way to define herself。 Why is it so important that we label her in a way that she did not label herself？ This aside， I enjoyed this biography more than Princenthal's biography。 The author dug more deeply into her personal relationships。 。。。more
Cristina
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I tend to avoid reading biographies about artists whose work I really admire。 There’s too much risk involved。 Will their overzealous drinking habits or odd attachment to their mother skew the way I view their artistic creations？ With Henry Martin’s biography on Agnes Martin the risk is worth every single beautifully written page。 His thorough research and poetic prose bring to light the struggles Agnes faced in order to find success as an artist and some semblance of peace in her life。 She often I tend to avoid reading biographies about artists whose work I really admire。 There’s too much risk involved。 Will their overzealous drinking habits or odd attachment to their mother skew the way I view their artistic creations？ With Henry Martin’s biography on Agnes Martin the risk is worth every single beautifully written page。 His thorough research and poetic prose bring to light the struggles Agnes faced in order to find success as an artist and some semblance of peace in her life。 She often lived in poverty， cast friends and lovers out， and dealt with the demons of mental illness。 Yes， the focus of this bio is the life story of one artist， but the reward comes in great waves of insight into the 1960's and 1970's art scenes of New York City and Taos， New Mexico （think Lenore Tawney， Betty Parsons， etc。） Martin’s story is equally enriched by numerous accounts and letters written by friends， lovers， fellow artists， students， and art dealers detailing the profound effect Agnes had on them。 。。。more
Johanna DeBiase
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In the biography， Agnes Martin: Pioneer， Painter， Icon， award-winning Irish author， Henry Martin （no relation） seeks to get at the heart of an elusive woman who self-identified as many roles but rarely as artist。 Martin theorizes that Agnes’s identity was often wrapped up in those around her and so， many chapters represent a person in Agnes’s life， often a lover， and contains never-before-published interviews with family， friends and curators。 This book offers an extensive view of Agnes’s life a In the biography， Agnes Martin: Pioneer， Painter， Icon， award-winning Irish author， Henry Martin （no relation） seeks to get at the heart of an elusive woman who self-identified as many roles but rarely as artist。 Martin theorizes that Agnes’s identity was often wrapped up in those around her and so， many chapters represent a person in Agnes’s life， often a lover， and contains never-before-published interviews with family， friends and curators。 This book offers an extensive view of Agnes’s life and the context for who she was， including her early years， which until recently baffled many scholars。 Readers can discover how the art movements of her time framed her creative experience， as well as how the people she associated with influenced her。 Despite all that is written about her romantic life， the Agnes in this biography shapes up to be more ambitious than passionate。 The book can often be unimaginative， lacking sensual details that you would expect from an artist。 Instead， the reader discovers intellectualized versions of her inspiration。 。。。more
Nancy
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