Clyfford Still (1904–1980) was a renegade artist who helped create and launch Abstract Expressionism, an American art movement that emerged after World War II. He fiercely believed in artistic integrity, and his independent spirit redefined American painting. Throughout his 60-year career, his work shifted from recognizable images and landscapes to more abstract forms that expressed ideas and feelings on huge canvases. He did not title his works because he wanted viewers to interpret the art for themselves.
Special Exhibition
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
Still in Sound
Still in Sound explores how visitors may experience abstract visual language through sound. Designed to facilitate visceral, whole-body experiences with Clyfford Still’s work, this exhibition presents abstraction as an active, dynamic medium for interdisciplinary and cross-cultural creative communion. The exhibition curators engaged contemporary artists who work with sound in their practice to select an abstract Clyfford Still artwork and compose an original, sonic interpretation in response. Their selections and resulting interpretations set the tone for each of the Clyfford Still Museum’s largest galleries.
