Frank Stella (*1936 Malden USA) situates his oeuvre not only in the present. Abstraction or
representation simulacrum sign and ornament as well as questions of surface and space have
fascinated him again and again anew. The publication presents the following phases in his
oeuvre in the context of the Wiesbaden collection: the early works the stripe paintings
attributed to minimalism the departure into space thus from the picture to the relief as
well as the use of ornament and arabesque. In interplay with very current sculptures by the
artist not only the rigorousness of his oeuvre but also the relevance of his work until today
is thus shown.
