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    #11: Squares. Thoughts?

    April 21st, 2020 · 29 minutes

    Why do we like abstract squares so much? Betty and Quinn attempt to answer that question by examining color field painting and examples of rectangles throughout modern art history.

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    Black Square (painting)
    Helen Frankenthaler
    Mark Rothko
    Barnett Newman
    Josef Albers