BRICE MARDEN/ NOTEBOOK FEB. 1968

The constant throughout is the workdeliberate, studied rectangles of graphite and ballpoint pen allude to the monochrome paintings that earned the artist fame and are a precursor to the panel paintings to come. Each journal is a unique guide to Mardens artistic output from that period as well as a distinct reference to the cityat that time bustling with artists such as Robert Rauschenberg a nd Jasper Johns where he painted.