WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s easy to imagine Mark Rothko, American art’s high priest of the oppressive sublime, as having emerged fully formed. The dense fogs of color that define his iconic works obscure ...

Walking up downtown Portland’s Southwest 10th Avenue on a rainy late fall day, your head down against the wind, you might be surprised to see a reflection on the dark, wet bricks: A glint of sunlight, ...

Mark Rothko is known for his colorful abstract paintings of stacked rectangles with billowy borders and layered textures. His art has been auctioned for up to $186 million, but he once turned down a ...

In 1958, Mark Rothko received his first significant commission. The owners of the newly constructed Seagram Building on New York’s Park Avenue were on the hunt for artworks to fill its ground floor ...

“The progression of a painter’s work,” wrote Rothko, “as it travels in time from point to point, will be toward clarity, toward the elimination of all obstacles between the painter and the idea, ...

Mark Rothko, "Yellow Band" (1956), oil on canvas, 86 1/10 × 79 1/2 inches, Sheldon Museum of Art (all photos Anthony Majanlahti/Hyperallergic) PARIS — Mark Rothko’s work has come to epitomize mid-20th ...

Find a copy of the print issue! Subscribe to print issues! Support us! The Portland Art Museum (PAM) has grown steadily throughout its lifetime. The original building from 1932 had a major add-on in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Art Museum‘s Rothko Pavilion is ready for its public debut after a decade of conception and planning, and nearly three years of construction. The $116 million project’s ...

Jeff Casazza first came across “Red” when the play came out in 2009 and he was immediately enthralled by Mark Rothko’s character. More than 15 years later, he will be performing as Rothko in Fort ...