Helen Marden: The Grief Paintings, Park & 75, New York, July 24–September 28, 2024

Installation Views

Installation view. Artwork, left to right: © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2024 Estate of Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway — Installation view
Artwork, left to right: © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2024 Estate of Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Installation view. Artwork © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway — Installation view
Artwork © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Installation view. Artwork, left to right: © 2024 Estate of Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway — Installation view
Artwork, left to right: © 2024 Estate of Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Thumbnail - Installation view. Artwork, left to right: © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2024 Estate of Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Thumbnail - Installation view. Artwork © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Thumbnail - Installation view. Artwork, left to right: © 2024 Estate of Brice Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Works Exhibited

Helen Marden Grief XX, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and gold ink on canvas, 22 ½ × 23 ½ inches (57.2 × 59.7 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson — Helen Marden
*Grief XX*, 2023
Resin, shells, feathers, and gold ink on canvas, 22 ½ × 23 ½ inches (57.2 × 59.7 cm)
© 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Helen Marden Grief XV, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and red ink on canvas, 25 × 21 ½ inches (63.5 × 54.6 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson — Helen Marden
*Grief XV*, 2023
Resin, shells, feathers, and red ink on canvas, 25 × 21 ½ inches (63.5 × 54.6 cm)
© 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Helen Marden Grief XVI, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and gold ink on canvas, 23 ½ × 20 inches (59.7 × 50.8 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson — Helen Marden
*Grief XVI*, 2023
Resin, shells, feathers, and gold ink on canvas, 23 ½ × 20 inches (59.7 × 50.8 cm)
© 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Helen Marden Grief X, 2023. Resin, shell, feathers, and ink on canvas, 24 ½ × 24 ½ inches (62.2 × 62.2 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson — Helen Marden
*Grief X*, 2023
Resin, shell, feathers, and ink on canvas, 24 ½ × 24 ½ inches (62.2 × 62.2 cm)
© 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Helen Marden Grief XII, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and ink on canvas, 21 × 20 inches (53.3 × 50.8 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson — Helen Marden
*Grief XII*, 2023
Resin, shells, feathers, and ink on canvas, 21 × 20 inches (53.3 × 50.8 cm)
© 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Helen Marden Grief XVII, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and ink on canvas, 25 ½ × 24 ½ inches (64.8 × 62.2 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson — Helen Marden
*Grief XVII*, 2023
Resin, shells, feathers, and ink on canvas, 25 ½ × 24 ½ inches (64.8 × 62.2 cm)
© 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Thumbnail - Helen Marden Grief XX, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and gold ink on canvas, 22 ½ × 23 ½ inches (57.2 × 59.7 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Thumbnail - Helen Marden Grief XV, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and red ink on canvas, 25 × 21 ½ inches (63.5 × 54.6 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Thumbnail - Helen Marden Grief XVI, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and gold ink on canvas, 23 ½ × 20 inches (59.7 × 50.8 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Thumbnail - Helen Marden Grief X, 2023. Resin, shell, feathers, and ink on canvas, 24 ½ × 24 ½ inches (62.2 × 62.2 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Thumbnail - Helen Marden Grief XII, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and ink on canvas, 21 × 20 inches (53.3 × 50.8 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

Thumbnail - Helen Marden Grief XVII, 2023. Resin, shells, feathers, and ink on canvas, 25 ½ × 24 ½ inches (64.8 × 62.2 cm) © 2024 Helen Marden/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Maris Hutchinson

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Gagosian is pleased to announce The Grief Paintings, an exhibition of new paintings by Helen Marden, opening at Park & 75 on July 24, 2024.

Begun in 2023 as Marden cared for her husband, Brice, and made over the months following his passing, the Grief Paintings are intimately scaled abstractions created with resin, powdered pigment, ink, and natural objects. Flowing layers of vivid color and assemblages of feathers, shells, and sea glass extend beyond the paintings’ circular supports. Imbued with the spirit of life, love, and creativity, this body of work takes on new meaning in accord with the poem “Growing Up in America” by Rene Ricard, a longtime friend of the couple.

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