The Connoisseurship of Al Held

Hyperallergic
Mar 18, 2013 6:17PM

Years ago, Al Held invited me to his place in Boiceville, New York, to see two large paintings that he had all but completed. They were immense, brightly colored works in which geometric forms floated, weightless.

Image: Al Held, “The Big Yellow X” (1965), acrylic on canvas, 90 x 144 inches

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