Image credit© Lisson Gallery London

At a glance

30–45 minutes

A line, two colours, almost nothing else — and yet Carmen Herrera makes geometric abstraction feel remarkably tense and alive.

Why go

A focused exhibition of Herrera’s late paintings, works on paper and Estructuras shows an artist continuing to sharpen her language after more than eight decades of work.

You'll see

Geometric abstraction · Late paintings · Works on paper · Estructuras · Colour planes · Minimal form

Pace of visit

Low density and ideal for slow looking. Pair it with Ha Chong-Hyun at Lisson, opening on the same date.

Don't miss

The Estructuras, where Herrera’s flat geometry steps physically into space.

Artlovers Tip

The fewer elements Herrera uses, the more carefully you need to look.

Inside the exhibition

Meet the artist

Key Movements

Contemporary Art

Description

The exhibition treats Herrera’s late work not as an epilogue but as the culmination of a lifelong investigation into line, colour and proportion. Very small changes in orientation or scale create surprising tension within apparently simple compositions. Paintings sit beside works on paper and sculptural structures, making the connection between two-dimensional geometry and physical space particularly clear.

Carmen Herrera (1915–2022) was a Cuban-American abstract artist whose rigorous geometric work developed independently of Minimalism and hard-edge painting. Recognition arrived extraordinarily late, despite her having pursued this visual language since the mid-20th century.

Exhibition

Carmen Herrera

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London, United Kingdom

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