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Agnes Martin — Lines in Still Air
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Line as quiet order

Line as quiet order

Agnes Martin — Lines in Still Air

Fine lines extend evenly.

Spacing remains consistent.

The field settles.

What settles?
Lines are often read as rhythm or pattern, yet nothing accelerates or builds. Spacing remains even and uninflected. What continues is stillness sustained through repetition.

Lines are often read as rhythm or pattern, yet nothing accelerates or builds.

Spacing remains even and uninflected.

What continues is stillness sustained through repetition.

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1. Installation: Agnes Martin, Innocent Love, Pace Gallery, New York. © Pace Gallery

2. Agnes Martin, Love, 2000.

3. Installation: Agnes Martin, Innocent Love, Pace Gallery, New York. © Pace Gallery

4. Agnes Martin, Lovely Life, 1999

5. Installation: Agnes Martin, Innocent Love, Pace Gallery, New York. © Pace Gallery

6. Agnes Martin, Beautiful Life, 2000

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Installation: Agnes Martin, Innocent Love, Pace Gallery, New York. © Pace Gallery

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