On Sunday we will open our new exhibition, Hans Hofmann: Circa 1950. We recently spoke with Wolf Kahn about his experiences with Hofmann as a student and studio assistant. Another one of Hofmann's students that would go on to have a huge presence in the art world is Helen Frankenthaler (1928-). Frankenthaler acknowledges the value of her teachers and the element of luck in an artist's career. Frankenthaler's Cubist training was cemented by Hofmann when she studied with him for three weeks in Provincetown, Mass. The year was 1950. While Hofmann was teaching Frankenthaler and showing her the tools she would need to become a substantial artist, he was creating the pieces seen in our new show. Even today, in her early eighties, Hofmann's influence can still be seen in Frankenthaler's work.
