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Georgia O’Keeffe: Ghost RanchÌýÌý
1 October 2027 – 30 January 2028ÌýÌý
Denise Coates Exhibition GalleriesÌýÌý

91Ó°ÊÓÌýhas announced a major exhibition,ÌýGeorgia O’Keeffe: Ghost Ranch,Ìýopening in Autumn 2027.

The exhibitionÌýwillÌýbe the firstÌýdevoted to the remarkable landscapes produced by the pioneering American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) at and around her home and studio at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. These works, created over two decades from the mid 1930s to 1950s, form one of the most significant and original groups of landscape paintings of the 20thÌýcentury andÌýtranscend the conventions of the genre.ÌýAlmost two dozen works will make up the show,ÌýwithÌýmost of them havingÌýnever beforeÌýbeen shown in the UK.

In 1929, O’Keeffe’s life and art underwent a dramatic change when she began spending time in the remote desert landscapes of northern New Mexico. Transfixed byÌýtheirÌýunique light, vastÌýskiesÌýand rugged terrain, she returned for longer periods every year throughout the 1930s, deepening her connection to the region which would eventually become her home. In 1934 she discovered Ghost Ranch, a remoteÌýdudeÌýranch in the highÌýdesert setÌýamidst a dramatic landscape of red and yellow cliffs. Ghost Ranch became O’Keeffe’s centre in New Mexico; she rented a house there duringÌýsubsequentÌýsummers beforeÌýpurchasingÌýthe Rancho deÌýlosÌýBurros in 1940, creating a home and studio on the property.

The extraordinary terrain around Ghost Ranch became a major subject of O’Keeffe’s art over the following years. Her paintings depict the weathered rock formations surrounding the property and vast vistas of the looming flat-topped mountain, Cerro Pedernal, as well as visionary works featuring over-scaled flowers, bones, and skulls, which she collected from the desert ground.