Abstraction

From Maja Ruznic’s vertiginous paintings to Aram Saroyan’s exploration of line, discover this month’s top exhibitions

A group show at Pilar Corrias, London, unites work dealing with the natural world and humanity’s impact on it

At MO_Space, Taguig, two artists project materiality through contrasting approaches to painting

The artists' respective exhibitions at Kate MacGarry and Victoria Miro use abstractions to expose our fragile yet resilient nature in relation to the pandemic

The artist represents the US at this year’s Venice Biennale

A new study claims that the differences between Leavers and Remainers in the UK extend to artistic taste

As Brooklyn Museum acquires Ed Clark’s Untitled (1978-80) from Frieze New York’s Spotlight section, Anne Pasternak explains the choice

Dan Fox looks at the work of Mark Bradford, who represents the US at this year’s Venice Biennale

In recent years, abstract painting has experienced both a new popularity and a critical backlash. Can it be written off as ‘zombie formalism’ or are innovative approaches to abstraction really being developed?

The group show of ‘painters’ painters’, curated by Eric Crosby and Bartholomew Ryan, focused on the persistence of formal abstraction but did not go on to ask why

‘Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction’ was “not simply the tale of an extraordinary woman, but a study in how art history has been traditionally written”

Frank Bowling talks about improvisation, ‘poured painting’ and getting advice from Clement Greenberg

Five contemporary painters, from Charline von Heyl to Tauba Auerbach, discuss the role of abstraction

Artists Walead Beshty, Liz Deschenes and Eileen Quinlan discuss the return of the topic of abstraction to photography