The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents a major retrospective exhibition of Sean Scully’s most significant works from the 1970s to the present. “Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas,” organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, closely examines the Irish-born American artist’s contribution to the development of abstraction in various media over a span of nearly five decades. These works, rarely shown together, highlight the close relationship between the artist’s paintings, drawings, prints, and pastels.
Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener Director and CEO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art said, “This exhibition will convey the richness and complexity of Scully’s vision and will demonstrate the important place that he occupies in the still-unfolding story of abstraction. We are pleased to honor one of this country’s leading painters through an exhibition that explores the full scope of his artistic evolution.”
“The Shape of Ideas” brings together 49 paintings and 42 works on paper that reflect the many phases of a long and varied approach to artmaking.
