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Exhibition of work by Agnes Martin from the 1980s on view at the Pace Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- The Pace Gallery presents an exhibition of work by Agnes Martin from the 1980s. The ‘80s: Grey Paintings includes a group of six canvases that were part of an important exhibition at Pace’s Soho gallery in 1990 that represented a radical departure from Martin’s previous work. Pace’s exhibition ushers in an important year for Martin: 2012 marks the centennial anniversary of her birth; Yale University Press, in conjunction with the Dia Art Foundation, and Phaidon will release new publications about the artist; and The Harwood Museum in Taos, New Mexico will present an exhibition of her work. The ‘80s: Grey Paintings is on view at 534 West 25th Street from September 16 through October 29, 2011. It is the twenty-sixth solo exhibition of Martin’s work at Pace, which has represented the artist