• New publication by the celebrated painter • Important representative of contemporary abstraction • The role of landscape in his work

Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk is a focused survey of the artist's work ranging from 1981 to 2024, exploring his Long Island connection and a significant shift in artistic practice that took place during a residence in Montauk in 1982. The book recalls Scully's fellowship at the Edward F. Albee Foundation where he found great inspiration in the natural landscape of the East End, ultimately transforming his palette to include deep, earthy tones, and transformative whites within his now recognizable vocabulary. The paradigmatic shift proved to be essential in Scully's practiceleading to a breakthrough in style and subject matter. The catalogue will bring together over 70 works and provide an opportune moment to present these paintings produced some 40 years ago as a substantial collection.

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SEAN SCULLY (*1945, Dublin) ist einer der bekanntesten Künstler seiner Generation. Neben zahlreichen Ausstellungen weltweit wurde er mit wichtigen Preisen wie dem Guggenheim Fellowship und Harckness Fellowship geehrt.

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This richly illustrated catalogue brings together over 70 works created by Sean Scully between 1981 and 2024, focusing on the artist's transformative encounter with the natural landscape of Montauk, Long Island. During a residency at the Edward F. Albee Foundation in 1982, Scully found profound inspiration in the region's quiet expanses and coastal light.

His palette shifted dramatically: earthy tones, whites, and organic rhythms entered his work, marking a key development in his visual language and laying the foundation for his distinctive approach to abstraction. Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk not only presents a visual journey through four decades but also highlights the crucial role landscape played in his evolving artistic expression.

Key Features of the Book:

• Comprehensive overview of 40+ years of work by a major figure in contemporary abstraction
• New insights into the artist's transformative Montauk period
• Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Parrish Art Museum, NY A must-have for collectors, scholars, and all those who follow the legacy of abstraction in painting. Discover the powerful dialogue between landscape and geometry in Scully's iconic works.

SEAN SCULLY (*1945, Dublin) is one of the world's most acclaimed contemporary artists. The oeuvre of the irish-born artist, who grew up in London and moved to New York in 1975, is characterized by an intense confrontation with Abstract Expressionism, Action Painting, and Minimalism-matched by intellectually engaging writings and lectures. Scully lives and works in New York, Aix-en-Provence, and Bavaria.

Inhalt
Cover Halftitle Titlepage CONTENTS FOREWORD - Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Ph.D. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS THE DUANE STREET YEARS - Deborah Solomon THE TORRENT - Steven Henry Madoff INTERVIEW - Sean Scully and Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Ph.D. Plates CHRONOLOGY - FAYE FLEMING THE BARNTHEN AND NOW: HOW AN EAST END RESIDENCY HELPED SHAPE MONTAUK'S ENDURING ARTISTIC REGION - KAITLIN HALLORAN EXHIBITION CHECKLIST PARRISH ART MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS COLOPHON