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"Drawn to Abstraction" Artist, Corita Kent, Featured in New Film
Article written by Elisa Wouk Almino
"Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun" (still) (image courtesy KCET Artbound)
About the Article:
The premiere of KCET Artbound’s new short film, "Corita Kent: The Pop Art Nun.". This film offers an in-depth look at Kent’s powerful blend of art, activism, and spirituality, showing how her innovative approach to graphic design became a voice for social change. As one of the featured artists in our current exhibition, Drawn to Abstraction: Prints from the 1960s and 70s, this film adds even more context to Kent's remarkable legacy.
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About Drawn to Abstraction: Prints from the 1960s and 70s:
The works in this exhibition capture the vibrancy of the emerging abstract movements during the 1960s and 70s, including Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Op Art, and Pop art. This show features an extraordinary collection of works on paper by artists now widely recognized as giants of 20th century art: Josef Albers, Max Ernst, Helen Frankenthaler, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Miró, Robert Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Frank Philip Stella, and others.
Drawn to Abstraction: Prints from the 1960s and 70s is organized by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan.