Color Shift

June 18–August 24, 2014

Inspired by Josef Albers, who taught that developing a "sensitive eye for color" was a key component of the modernist project, Color Shift explores color relationships within abstract compositions. The exhibition puts into dialogue a broad range of media and includes work by Jennifer Bartlett, Dan Flavin, Xylor Jane, Ruth Laskey, Ron Nagle, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and more.

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  • Mark Rothko: Number 207 (Red over Dark Blue on Dark Gray), 1961; oil on canvas; 92 3/4 x 81 1/8 in.; museum purchase, 1965.33

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Selected Exhibition Objects

  • Painting

    Seascape

    James Ensor

    1881
    oil on canvas
    8 7/8 x 11 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of James R. Good
    1966.70

  • Painting

    The Marshes

    Willem de Kooning

    c. 1945
    charcoal and oil on composition board
    32 x 23 7/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Julian J. Aberbach and Jerry Ganz
    1966.18

  • Painting

    Number 6

    Jackson Pollock

    1950
    oil and enamel on canvas
    35 x 36 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Anonymous gift
    1996.25

  • Painting

    Blue Lou

    Jean Fautrier

    1958
    oil and dry pigments on paper mounted on burlap
    35 x 57 3/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Julian J. and Joachim Jean Aberbach
    1966.19

  • Painting

    Before the Caves

    Helen Frankenthaler

    1958
    oil on canvas
    102 3/8 x 104 3/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Anonymous gift
    1966.63

  • Painting

    Black Black

    Adolph Gottlieb

    1961
    oil on canvas
    72 1/8 x 60 1/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Museum Purchase
    1968.49

  • Painting

    Abstract Painting

    Ad Reinhardt

    1960-1965
    oil on canvas
    60 x 60 1/4 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Ad Reinhardt
    1966.62

  • Sculpture

    Blue-Red Ten-Five Permutation Cluster

    Alan Saret

    1979
    coated wire
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Alan Saret
    1979.12

  • Painting

    Number 207 (Red over Dark Blue on Dark Gray)

    Mark Rothko

    1961
    oil on canvas
    92 3/4 x 81 1/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Museum purchase
    1965.33

  • Sculpture

    Untitled (cube)

    Ken Price

    not dated
    Wood and ceramic
    9 x 6 1/2 x 6 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Rena Bransten
    2010.25.6

  • Print

    I-S VVII

    Josef Albers

    1971
    color silkscreen
    12 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Ann W. Harithas
    1981.36.36

  • Print

    The Moment

    Barnett Newman

    1966
    silkscreen on Plexiglas
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Museum Purchase
    1967.36

  • Painting

    The Street Called Straight

    Harvey Quaytman

    1970
    acrylic on canvas
    50 x 135 1/2 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Lannan Foundation
    1998.65.2

  • Print

    Pastel Stack

    Frank Stella

    1970
    silkscreen
    41 x 28 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Penelope Cooper and Rena Rosenwasser
    1991.11.4

  • Painting

    Forgotten Moon

    Robert Kostka

    1963
    oil on canvas
    23 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Robert Kostka
    1967.73

  • Painting

    Binary Combinations

    Jennifer Bartlett

    1971
    enamel over silkscreen grid on baked enamel; 30 steel plates, each 12 x 12
    64 x 88 overall in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Penny Cooper and Rena Rosenwasser
    2005.46

  • Painting

    L.A. Pair

    Mary Heilmann

    1976
    acrylic on canvas; diptych
    60 x 48 3/4 in. (per panel)
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of John L. Bloch
    1989.1.3.a-b

  • Painting

    vertical red earths

    Suzan Frecon

    2002
    Oil on canvas
    87 1/2 x 54 1/8 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Museum purchase: Bequest of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, by exchange, in honor of Lucille M. Paris
    2010.7

  • Drawing

    Pequod

    Xylor Jane

    2005
    ink on paper
    Image: 15 x 10 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Museum purchase: Bequest of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, by exchange
    2010.18

  • Painting

    Violet-Orange

    Linda Geary

    2010
    Oil on canvas
    80 x 65 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of the artist
    2014.37

  • Painting

    The Feud

    Conrad Marca-Relli

    1957
    oil and canvas collage on canvas
    51 7/8 x 71 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of Conrad Marca-Relli
    1966.29

  • Painting

    Straw

    Milton Resnick

    1983
    Oil on canvas
    80 x 60 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of the Longview Foundation, by exchange
    2013.70

  • Painting

    5371

    Andrew Masullo

    2011-2012
    Oil on canvas
    16 x 20 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Collectors' Circle purchase: Bequest of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, by exchange
    2013.1

  • Textile

    Twill Series (Bright Yellow/Tangerine)

    Ruth Laskey

    2008
    Hand-dyed, hand-woven linen
    23 1/2 x 14 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Collectors' Circle purchase: Bequest of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, by exchange
    2011.6.6

  • Textile

    Twill Series (Forest Green/Electric Blue)

    Ruth Laskey

    2008
    Hand-dyed, hand-woven linen
    23 1/2 x 14 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Collectors' Circle purchase: Bequest of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, by exchange
    2011.6.5

  • Textile

    Twill Series (Ultra Violet/Rose Red)

    Ruth Laskey

    2008
    Hand-dyed, hand-woven linen
    23 1/2 x 14 in.
    University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Collectors' Circle purchase: Bequest of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, by exchange
    2011.6.3