“Composition, Color and Value”

On the occasion of the exhibition “Exemplary Modern: Sophie Taeuber-Arp with Contemporary Artists,” organized by Tanya Barson, artists Leonor Antunes, Ellen Lesperance and Nicolas Party speak about the ways in which Taeuber-Arp’s exuberant multidisciplinary experimentation has influenced their own work.

“The way that she composes the page has been infinitely inspirational to me. The way that she will break into smaller and larger shapes, keeping it all rectilinear. They’re so beautiful to me in their simplicity. Small choices about composition, color and value have everything to do with what I do in my own studio.”—Ellen Lesperance