Structure and Imagery

Robin Greenwood spoke with  Frank Bowling on the occasion of an exhibition of his poured paintings at Tate Britain, which runs until March 2013. Bowling discusses his move away from figuration, his relation to American art, his adoption of abstraction, and his attitude to symbol, amongst other things. Perhaps of particular interest are Bowling’s comments on his ‘interest in architecture and sculpture’, and insistence that painting by ‘specific’ and exist as an ‘object’. View the video here  on Abstract Critical . Bowling's current exhibit @ Spanierman Modern runs through April 28, 2013.

Upright , 2012, acrylic on canvas, 74 x 53 in. (image courtesy of the artist and Spanierman Modern) Frank Bowling : Paintings, 1967 - 2012 March 21 - April 20, 2013 Spanierman Modern 53 East 58th Street New York, NY 10022 * More upcoming Bowling events . . . . Frank Bowling in the Larry Rivers Symposium at New York University Fales Library The Symposium will celebrate the acquisition, processing, and opening of the Larry Rivers Papers for study and research at New York University's Fales Library & Special Collections.  On March 29, from 9am to 10 am. Frank Bowling, Barbara Goldsmith, David Joel, and David Levy with Helen Harrison as moderator, will address Rivers's importance as a visual artist. Frank Bowling Gallery Talk at the Philadelphia Museum of Art On April 3, 2013at 6:30 pm, Frank Bowling will give a gallery talk about his life and work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.