Helen Frankenthaler pioneered new possibilities for abstraction. Now, a spate of museum exhibition take a closer look at her ...

It’s been a lovely summer for fans of Helen Frankenthaler. Since May, the American artist’s work has been seen in Venice (at the Biennale) and in Rome (at the Gagosian), with another show, Abstract ...

Nemerov knows a bit about pedigree. He is a professor, an author, a son of the poet Howard Nemerov and a nephew to photographer Diane Arbus. He nods to Frankenthaler’s privilege on Page 1: “A child of ...

Helen sat on the steps of the Prado, smoking a cigarette in the blazing heat of midafternoon while the museum was closed for siesta. By then she had been in the darkened galleries for five hours, ...

The beauty of Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, inspired many works by one of the most renowned American artists of the 20th century: Helen Frankenthaler. But though you may notice shimmering ...

The Clark Art Institute’s next exhibit features Helen Frankenthaler’s inventive approach to the woodcut and pioneering abstract art on nature. Director Olivier Meslay – in his first summer at the ...

A visitor looks at Helen Frankenthaler's Off White Square (1973) at a gallery in Southampton, N.Y. Powerful, no? And gorgeous. Helen Frankenthaler did it in 1973 — 20 years after making a painting ...

The affordable artists’ community in New York has been deteriorating. The $84 million renovation means that 32 out-of-use units will become available. By Anna Kodé The conservator Suzanne Siano ...

A new lawsuit claims that board members of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation -- dedicated to the work of the latest abstract expressionist -- is using the non-profit to promote self-interests. Getty ...

Walking into the Nasher’s latest exhibition is like walking into a printmaking studio in the throes of production. In the foyer, you’re immediately met with three large black-and-white vinyl photos of ...

When she arrived back in her hometown of New York City after attending Bennington College, Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011) was precociously talented, notoriously beautiful, and eager to take on the ...