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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, 6-9 pm, on display through May 22

Frank Stella Prints: A Retrospective is a major exhibit of over 100 prints by the acclaimed American painter and printmaker. Stella, who turns 80 in May, continues to work in New York and will be on hand here for a conversation from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Viewers are invited to discover a decades-spanning range of his groundbreaking minimalist and abstract imagery. Stella’s exuberant use of color and geometric and free-flowing forms feels contemporary, futuristic and brightly retro all at the same time. Works include the precision-balanced “Star of Persia II,” a lithograph on English vellum paper, and “Extracts,” a lush, collage-like lithograph, etching, aquatint, relief and screenprint on handmade paper.

Press release:

The remarkable exhibition Frank Stella Prints: A Retrospective is entering its final weeks, closing on May 23. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA) organized and presented this exhibition, which boasts more than 80 bold prints that trace the arc of Stella’s illustrious career. The extensive exhibition showcases Stella’s artistic evolution in his experimental approach to printmaking.

Exhibition reviews have described the artist and his work as “vibrant,” “dynamic,” “expansive,” and “a force to be reckoned with.” The works included in Frank Stella Prints:

A Retrospective illuminate how Stella pushed the boundaries of traditional printmaking with his revolutionary and highly allusive work. The exhibition also offers a clear view of Stella’s stylistic evolution—a series of reinventions from the minimalist geometric abstraction of the early 1960s to the baroque exuberance of his later gestural work. Ground-breaking and deeply influential, Frank Stella Prints: A Retrospective provides MMoCA visitors with a truly exceptional art experience.