Featured Work (Nov): "Weatherman" 1953

Given the dramatic destruction brought on this week by Hurricane Sandy, it's only appropriate to highlight Tworkov's "Weatherman" painted in 1953 as our November 2012 featured work by the artist. Painted during the artist's Abstract Expressionist period, Tworkov brushes greys and whites in a composition that at once seems responsive to landscape but then seems more in tune to personal atmospheric unrest--even a reflection of the artist's inner psychosis.

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Twrkv at the Guggenheim

Jack Tworkov, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Guggenheim Museum, abstract expressionism, Art of Another KindThis summer The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will present a ground breaking exhibition Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949–1960, June 8-September 12. Drawn from the Guggenheim's holdings, Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949–1960 celebrates this vital period in the museum's history leading up to the inauguration of its Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building in October 1959. In 1953, Sweeney aptly summarized the postwar prognosis: "Yesterday is not quite out of sight; tomorrow is not yet clear in view. But the atmosphere of vitality is unquestionable."

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Twrkv at Barbara Edwards Contemporary, Toronto

Barbara Edwards Contemporary is pleased to present an historic exhibition of works by renowned American artist Jack Tworkov February 10-April 7, 2012. Celebrated as one of the foremost painters associated with the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, this exhibition marks the first time the work of the artist has been exhibited in Toronto.

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Publication: "Jack Tworkov: Accident of Choice" now available

Published on the occasion of the historic exhibition "Jack Tworkov: Accident of Choice, The Artist at Black Mountain College 1952" at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, June 17-September 17, 2011, this fully illustrated catalogue features a survey of paintings and drawings by Abstract Expressionist Jack Tworkov ranging from 1945-1952 including the " House of the Sun" paintings, one of the artists most celebrated series.

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On View: Tworkov at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center, Asheville

Jack Tworkov, Black Mountain College, Black Mountain College Museum and Arts Center, Accident of Choice, 1952Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville is pleased to present Jack Tworkov: The Accident of Choice, the artist at Black Mountain College. Organized and curated by Jason Andrew, this historic exhibition includes important works by Jack Tworkov, who taught painting at Black Mountain College during the summer of 1952. On view will be paintings and drawings by Tworkov ranging from 1948-52 including works from one of the artist's most noted series, House of the Sun that began at Black Mountain College.

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Twrkv at MoMA

This fall the Museum of Modern Art will mount an exhibition like no other. Curated by Ann Temkin and drawn entirely from the Museum’s vast holdings, Abstract Expressionist New York underscores the achievements of a generation that catapulted New York City to the center of the international art world during the 1950s, and left as its legacy some of the twentieth century’s greatest masterpieces including work by Jack Tworkov.

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Twrkv at Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Mitchell-Innes & Nash will present an exhibition of paintings by New York school artist Jack Tworkov in their Chelsea gallery from January 15 – February 20, 2010. The exhibition is titled Jack Tworkov: True and False. This will be the gallery’s fourth exhibition of Tworkov’s work, and the first in the Chelsea space. It includes 10 paintings dating from 1960 to 1975.

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First Tworkov Retropective in New York City

Jack Tworkov, Against Extremes, retrospective, UBS Art Gallery, abstract expressionismThe UBS Art Gallery is pleased to present New York City’s first-ever comprehensive survey of the work of American painter Jack Tworkov (1900-1982). A founding member of the New York School, Jack Tworkov is regarded as one of its defining figures, along with Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, whose gestural paintings and dramatic strokes defined the Abstract Expressionist movement in America.

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Writings of Twrkv published by Yale University Press

Yale University Press publishes writings of Jack Tworkov. Edited by Mira Schor, this book, the first collection of Tworkov’s writings, sheds new light on the lives and studio practices of Tworkov and his colleagues as well as on Tworkov’s artistic theories and values. Jack Tworkov (1900--1982) was a significant figure of the Abstract Expressionist period. A noted painter, he was instrumental in defining the ideals of the New York School, along with Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, Ad Reinhardt, and Franz Kline, among others.

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Twrkv at Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Mitchell-Innes & Nash announces an upcoming exhibition of paintings by Jack Tworkov from February 20 through March 30, 2007. Jack Tworkov: Rhythm, 1955-1970 will feature works inspired by the evolving New York jazz and music scene of the 1950s and 60s. The first exhibition to illuminate the connection between music and Tworkov’s rhythmic brushstroke, paintings on view will include those named for musical styles and venues including the jazz club Five Spot and the legendary music label Blue Note.

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Twrkv at Mitchell-Innes & Nash and Ameringer Howard Yohe

Mitchell-Innes & Nash, is pleased to announce their exhibition Jack Tworkov: Red, White and Blue. This historical survey of paintings and drawings by the late Abstract Expressionist artist will be on view from March 6 through April 13, 2002. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with Ameringer Howard Yohe Gallery, located in the Fuller Building, at 41 East 57th Street, New York.

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