Mary Heilmann: Works on Paper (1973-2024)

An investigation into preeminent contemporary American painter Mary Heilmanns works on paper. Heilmann, known for working across mediums in a practice that overlays the analytical geometries of minimalism with the spontaneous ethos of the Beat Generation, has long utilized works on paper as a way to sketch out ideaswhat Heilmann calls daydreamingand create works in their own right. This book focuses exclusively on Heilmanns works on paper from the 1970s to the present, which play out recurring motifs within her work, revisit and reimagine arrangements of form and colour over time and distill the artists continuous ongoing interest in drawing as a form of transcribing memory. Edited and featuring an introduction by Alexis Lowry, an essay by art historian Jo Applin and a reflection by artist Ilana Savdie, this publication builds on Heilmanns exhibition Daydream Nation at Hauser & Wirth New York in 2024.