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PHOENIX, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The newest original exhibition from the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona,
Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight, will explore the influence of American Indian creative expression on the work of iconic artist Leon Polk Smith from Friday, Feb. 5 through Monday, May 31.
Smith is a celebrated modernist painter and leader of the Hard-edge painting movement, an art form of the late 1950s and 60s that emphasizes geometric forms and bright colors. Leon Polk Smith: Hiding in Plain Sight installation view, Photo: Heard Museum, Craig Smith
This is the largest exhibition of Smith s paintings in more than 25 years and features 37 original works that span seven decades. The exhibition pairs Smith s paintings and works on paper with examples of American Indian beadwork, ribbon applique and painted hides from his native Oklahoma.