Barnett Newman's art displayed in Amsterdam

Amsterdam - Beginning on April 24, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam dedicates a collection presentation to Barnett Newman (1905-1970), one of the most celebrated artists of Color Field Painting, a movement that was part of American Abstract Expressionism.

Occupying two galleries, the Stedelijk presents a number of works from its own collection, including the wall-size paintings Cathedra (1951), The Gate (1954), Right Here (1954) and Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III (1967-1968).

In all cases, Barnett Newman reflects on man’s relationship with the divine.

In the art world of his day, Newman was overshadowed by more colorful Abstract Expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

In 2001, the Stedelijk devoted a symposium and publication to this supremely complex and time-consuming process. Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III goes on view for the first time in the reopened Stedelijk on April 24.

Notes will also be on display. Vitrines in the Schiphol Lounge present newspaper and magazine clippings providing a glimpse into the turbulent history of Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III and Cathedra.