June 4, 1999

Abstract Painting in the Modern World

To the Editor:

Laurie Fendrich's essay makes a rich contribution to the arts curriculum of the wider contemporary world, focusing on the self-sufficient visual language of abstraction ("Why Abstract Painting Still Matters," Opinion, April 30). For my students, many of whom have had very little exposure to the arts, experiencing uniquely and absolutely human abstractions can be a bewildering debut in the ways

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