Agnes Martin: Independence of Mind is an elegant and insightful monograph edited by Christine Y. Kim, offering a profound look at the meditative abstraction of Agnes Martin, one of the twentieth century’s most revered artists. Through a carefully curated selection of paintings, works on paper, and illuminating essays, the book explores Martin’s singular pursuit of stillness, harmony, and interior clarity, rooted in her belief that art is a spiritual, contemplative act. With scholarship that traces her development from early geometric grids to her later poetic fields of subtle line and color, Independence of Mind reveals the intellectual and emotional rigor behind Martin’s seemingly simple forms. This volume is a must-have for connoisseurs of minimalist art and anyone inspired by the quiet, transformative power of abstraction.
Agnes Martin: Independence of Mind is an elegant and insightful monograph edited by Christine Y. Kim, offering a profound look at the meditative abstraction of Agnes Martin, one of the twentieth century’s most revered artists. Through a carefully curated selection of paintings, works on paper, and illuminating essays, the book explores Martin’s singular pursuit of stillness, harmony, and interior clarity, rooted in her belief that art is a spiritual, contemplative act. With scholarship that traces her development from early geometric grids to her later poetic fields of subtle line and color, Independence of Mind reveals the intellectual and emotional rigor behind Martin’s seemingly simple forms. This volume is a must-have for connoisseurs of minimalist art and anyone inspired by the quiet, transformative power of abstraction.
