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Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk is a focused surveyof the artist's work ranging from 1981 to 2024, exploringhis Long Island connection and a significant shiftin artistic practice that took place during a residencein Montauk in 1982. The book recalls Scully's fellowshipat the Edward F. Albee Foundation where he foundgreat inspiration in the natural landscape of the EastEnd, ultimately transforming his palette to include deep,earthy tones, and transformative whites within his nowrecognizable vocabulary. The paradigmatic shift provedto be essential in Scully's practice-leading to a breakthroughin style and subject matter. The catalogue willbring together over 70 works and provide an opportunemoment to present these paintings produced some 40years ago as a substantial collection.

SEAN SCULLY (*1945, Dublin) is one of the world's most acclaimed contemporary artists. The oeuvre of the irish-born artist, who grew up in London and moved to New York in 1975, is characterized by an intense confrontation with Abstract Expressionism, Action Painting, and Minimalism-matched by intellectually engaging writings and lectures. Scully lives and works in New York, Aix-en-Provence, and Bavaria.