A Stunning Mark Rothko Retrospective in Paris Illuminates the Artist’s Lesser-Known Sides
about 6 months ago (10/19/2023)
Review: A Stunning Mark Rothko Show at Paris’s Fondation Louis Vuitton – ARTnews.com Skip to main content By Maximilíano Durón Plus Icon Maximilíano Durón Senior Editor, ARTnews View All October 19, 2023 9:40am Mark Rothko, Black On Maroon , 1958. ©1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Adagp, Paris/Tate, London For many, Mark Rothko is synonymous with color field painting—large swaths of red and burnt umber that float above moody monochrome-like backgrounds. But he did not arrive at that style overnight, and in Paris, the Fondation Louis Vuitton is tracing his evolution with a grand exhibition spread across four floors of its Frank Gehry–designed building.