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Always Already

April 26, 2025 – Ongoing
Abstraction in the United States

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  • A very large hard-edged abstract colorfield painting on a shaped canvas. An equilateral triangle sits atop a square on the left side of the work (when facing it). There is a red triangle embedded within a gray stripe, then a yellow zig-zag, on green.

    Frank Stella, Chocorua IV, 1966, fluorescent alkyd and epoxy painting on shaped canvas. Purchased through the Miriam H. and S. Sidney Stoneman Acquisition Fund, a gift from Judson and Carol Bemis, Class of 1976, and gifts from the Lathrop Fellows, in honor of Brian P. Kennedy, Director of the Hood Museum of Art, 2005-2010; 2010.50.

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Abstraction in North America predates the founding of the United States by thousands of years. Picking up this story in the 19th century, Always Already celebrates diverse approaches to color, geometry, and composition. In addition to paintings and drawings, it features textiles, ceramics, and sculpture, highlighting a wide range of media. The work ranges from long-time Hood Museum highlights by Marc Rothko and Georgia O'Keeffe to new acquisitions from Barbara Takenaga, Dan Namingha, and Jordan Craig.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and generously supported by the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Hall Fund.

Exhibition Curator

John R. Stomberg Ph.D | Amelia Kahl | Jami C. Powell