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Mark Rothko Selected Bibliography MARK ROTHKO SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: PERIODICALS 2019 Schjeldahl, Peter. “The Inflation of Abstraction” (The Met exhibition review). The New Yorker, 7 January 2019. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/07/the-inflation-of-abstraction 2018 Fazzare, Elizabeth. “7 Chapels Designed by Artists Including James Turrell, Louise Nevelson, and Mark Rothko.” Architectural Digest, 3 April 2018. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/artist-chapels Glentzer, Molly. “Rothko Chapel Begins Upgrade Project That Will Close Beloved Art Temple for Much of 2019.” Houston Chronicle, 10 December 2018. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/arts- theater/article/Rothko-Chapel-begins-upgrade-project-that-will-13455449.php#photo-16627137 Lescalleet, Cynthia. “Restoring Rothko Chapel, Renovating Houston Campus In $30M Multi-Phase Project.” Forbes, 30 December 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/cynthialescalleet/2018/12/30/restoring-rothko- chapel-renovating-houston-campus-in-30m-multi-phase-project/#d28460d29719 Scott, Chadd. “Jackson Pollock And Superstars of Abstract Expressionism On View At The Met” (exhibition review). Forbes, 30 December 2018. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2018/12/30/jackson-pollock- and-superstars-of-abstract-expressionism-on-view-at-the-met/#3671bc54528a 2017 Mark Rothko: Selected Bibliography-Periodicals 2 Alexa, Alexandra. “From Matisse to Turrell, 8 Artists Who Designed Transcendent Chapels.” Artsy.net, 10 April 2017. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-matisse-turrell-8-artists-designed-transcendent- chapels Gilbert, Laura. “Lawsuit Against Art Historian Over Fake Rothko Settled Out of Court.” The Art Newspaper, 11 April 2017. http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/lawsuit-against-art-historian-over-fake-rothko-settled- out-of-court/ Kennedy, Randy. “Native Art Gets Its Due at the MET.” The New York Times, 7 April 2017: C13, illustrated. Kennicott, Philip. “Two Rooms, 14 Rothkos and a World of Difference.” The Washington Post, 20 January 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/two-rooms-14-rothkos-and-a-world-of- difference/2017/01/20/fcbb9e90-d6a9-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html?utm_term=.1b3dec430c27 Peiffer, Prudence. “Mark Rothko: Pace” (exhibition review). Artforum 55, no. 7 (March 2017): 264, illustrated. Rivetti, Ermanno. “Rothko and Rauschenberg to Lead Christie’s London Auction in March.” The Art Newspaper, 17 January 2017. http://theartnewspaper.com/market/auctions/rothko-and-rauschenberg-to- lead-christie-s-london-auction-in-february/ Shine, Jacqui. “The Rothko Chapel.” The New York Times Magazine, 27 August 2017: MM26, illustrated. 2016 “Architecture Research Office Tapped to Renovate Rothko Chapel.” Artforum, 26 October 2016. https://www.artforum.com/news/id=64353 Benhamou, Judith. “Mark Rothko: l’exposition muséale dans une galerie newyorkaise” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). LesEchos.fr, 7 November 2016. http://blogs.lesechos.fr/judith-benhamou-huet/mark- rothko-l-exposition-museale-dans-une-galerie-newyorkaise-a16016.html Birnbaum, Daniel. “Best of 2016: 6. Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko” (National Gallery of Art exhibition review). Artforum 55, no. 4 (December 2016): 219. Mark Rothko: Selected Bibliography-Periodicals 3 Cantrell, Scott. “Art Review: Rothko Revelations in Houston” (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston exhibition review). The Dallas Morning News, 19 January 2016. http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/arts/columnists/scott-cantrell/20160119-art-review-rothko-revelations- in-houston.ece Cohen, Alina. “A New Rothko Show Opens This Month in New York” (Pace Gallery exhibition preview). The Wall Street Journal, 31 October 2016. http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-rothko-show-opens-this-month-in- new-york-1477933134 Ebony, David. “David Ebony’s Top 10 New York Gallery Shows for November: 10. Mark Rothko at Pace” (exhibition review). Artnet News, 26 November 2016. https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/david-ebony- november-gallery-753410 Gopnik, Blake. “Mark Rothko: More ‘Abstract’ Than ‘Expressionist’” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). Artnet, 12 December 2016. https://news.artnet.com/opinion/mark-rothko-abstract-expressionist-779621 Korody, Nicholas. “Architecture Research Office to Update the Rothko Chapel.” Archinect News, 25 October 2016. http://archinect.com/news/article/149975226/architecture-research-office-to-update-the-rothko-chapel Lynch, Patrick. “Architecture Research Office Selected to Renovate Philip Johnson-Designed Rothko Chapel.” Arch Daily, 24 October 2016. http://www.archdaily.com/798039/architecture-research-office- selected-to-renovate-philip-johnsons-rothko-chapel Naquin, Par Pierre. “Arne Glimcher, Pace ou la Religion de l’Art.” La Gazette Drouot, no.42, 2 December 2016: 24-7, illustrated. Ramsawak, Joe. “Architecture Research Office to Renovate Rothko Chapel in Houston.” Architecture Paper, 24 October 2016. http://archpaper.com/2016/10/architecture-research-office-rothko-chapel-renovation/ Riley, Charles A. “Art Review: Rothko’s ‘Dark Palette,’ Meppayil’s Bright Minimalism at Pace” (exhibition review). Hamptons Art Hub, 21 November 2016. http://hamptonsarthub.com/2016/11/21/reviews-art-review- rothkos-dark-palette-meppayils-bright-minimalism-at-pace/ Mark Rothko: Selected Bibliography-Periodicals 4 Rothko, Christopher. “Mark Rothko, According to His Son on Books and Arts.” Interview with Amanda Smith. ABC Radio, 13 September 2016. Online audio, 18:38. https://radio.abc.net.au/programitem/pgkeGQJR36 Schjeldahl, Peter. “Of Late” (Pace Gallery exhibition review). The New Yorker, 19 and 26 December 2016: 27, illustrated. Sheets, Hilarie M. “Finding Light in a Painter’s Darker Hues.” The New York Times, 3 November 2016: C1, C5, illustrated. Shilcutt, Katharine. “The Rothko Chapel Is Getting a Facelift.” Houstonia Magazine, 1 November 2016. http://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2016/11/1/the-rothko-chapel-is-getting-a-facelift Sooke, Alastair. “’Pollock Was Not a Good Drunk’: Secrets of the Abstract Expressionists” (Royal Academy of Arts exhibition review). Telegraph, 24 September 2016. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/pollock-was- not-a-good-drunk-secrets-of-the-abstract-expressioni/ Stapley-Brown, Victoria. “My Friend Mark Rothko: Pace Gallery’s Arne Glimcher Explains the Allure of the Artist’s Dark Work.” The Art Newspaper, 4 November 2016. http://theartnewspaper.com/news/news/my- friend-mark-rothko-pace-gallery-s-arne-glimcher-explains-the-allure-of-the-artist-s-dark-work/ Vaizey, Marina. “Abstract Expressionism, Royal Academy” (exhibition review). The Arts Desk, 24 September 2016. http://www.theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/abstract-expressionism-royal-academy Williams, Holly. “There Hasn’t Been a Major Group Show of Abstract Expressionism in Europe Since 1959” (Royal Academy exhibition review). Independent, 22 September 2016. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts- entertainment/art/abstract-expressionism-makes-its-first-uk-group-appearance-since-1959-jackson-pollock- royal-academy-a7323136.html 2015 Dunne, Carey. “The Obamas Give the White House a Modern Art Makeoever.” Hyperallergic, 27 October 2015. http://hyperallergic.com/248653/the-obamas-give-the-white-house-a-modern-art-makeover/ Mark Rothko: Selected Bibliography-Periodicals 5 Glentzer, Molly. “Expect Brighter Days at This Houston Landmark Chapel.” Chron, 19 May 2015. http://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/Expect-brighter-days-at-this-Houston-landmark- 6272931.php#photo-8007715 Kennedy, Randy. “Rare Mark Rothko Painting Leads Christie’s New York Auction.” The New York Times, 7 March 2015: C3, illustrated. Lee, Woo-young. “With or Without Jobs, Mark Rothko Strikes a Chord with Koreans” (Seoul Arts Center exhibition review). Korean Herald, 19 April 2015. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150419000176 Mancusi-Ungaro, Carol, Harry Cooper, Jeffrey Weiss, Yve-Alain Bois, Michelle Kuo, Lynn Hershman Leeson, David Reed, Ken Okiishi, and R.H. Quaytman. “Light Repairs.” Artforum 53, no. 10 (Summer 2015): 290– 299, 380, 382, 384, illustrated. “Mark Rothko Exhibition Reveals Important Original Works in Seoul” (Seoul Arts Center exhibition review). Arirang News, 2 April 2015. Online video: 3:28. http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=178191 Menand, Louis. “Watching Them Turn Off the Rothkos.” (Harvard Art Museum exhibition review). New Yorker, 1 April 2015. http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/watching-them-turn-off-the- rothkos?intcid=mod-most-popular Moeller, Robert. “In the Spotlight, Harvard’s Rothkos Don’t Shine” (Harvard Art Museums exhibition review). Hyperallergic, 17 April 2015. http://hyperallergic.com/199824/in-the-spotlight-harvards-rothkos-dont-shine/ 2014 Annicchiarico, Francesca. “Rarely Seen Rothkos Highlight Harvard Art Museum’s Reopening.” Harvard Magazine, 20 May 2014. http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/05/rothkos-highlight-art-museums- reopening#article-images Breslin, David and Matt Jolly. “Make It New: Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975” (Clark Art Institute exhibition review). Antiques & Fine Art 8, no.3 (Autumn 2014): 102–107, illustrated. Mark Rothko: Selected Bibliography-Periodicals 6 Cascone, Sarah. “All the Evidence Indicates It’s a Rothko, but Experts Refuse to Authenticate.” Artnet News, 25 April 2014. http://news.artnet.com/in-brief/all-the-evidence-indicates-its-a-rothko-but-experts-refuse-to- authenticate-12143 Cascone, Sarah. “Harvard to Unveil Forgotten Mark Rothko Murals.” Artnet News, 22 May 2014. http://news.artnet.com/art-world/harvard-to-unveil-forgotten-mark-rothko-murals-25303
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