Artist

Dorothea Rockburne

b. 1932, Verdun, Quebec, Canada · Based in New York, New York, USA

Black Mountain College, North Carolina

Geometric Painting
Folded Paper
Crude Oil
Gold Leaf

Dorothea Rockburne studied topology, dance, and mathematics at Black Mountain College before pioneering conceptual abstraction in New York. Folding paper, chipboard, and raw linen according to the Golden Ratio and set theory, Rockburne translates mathematical logic into tactile art.

Gallery Representation

Paula Cooper Gallery →

Museums & Public Collections

Museum of Modern Art, New York →
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York →
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York →
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. →

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