🗓 April 24 – June 20, 2026

📍 Andrew Kreps Gallery, 394 Broadway

🎟️ FREE

✨ Leaves of the World at Andrew Kreps Gallery surveys more than fifty years of Eileen Agar’s work. Bringing together paintings created between 1927 and 1980, the exhibition explores the artist’s distinctive approach to collage, layering, and abstraction. From swirling blue compositions inspired by the sea to paintings filled with flowers, shells, and references to Greek mythology, Agar continuously reinvented her visual language while maintaining a spirit of experimentation and play.

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6/22 Edited to

... Read moreHaving visited the Andrew Kreps Gallery’s 'Leaves of the World' exhibition, I was deeply impressed by Eileen Agar’s ability to evolve her artistic style over five decades. Her use of collage and layering techniques gives each piece a multidimensional richness that invites viewers to look closer and discover hidden details. What stood out to me was Agar’s connection with natural elements like flowers and shells, which she masterfully blended with abstract forms. The swirling blues reminded me of the sea's fluidity, while references to Greek mythology added a timeless, cultural depth to her work. It felt like walking through a journey of nature, myth, and experiment. The free admission makes this exhibition accessible to all art lovers and offers a rare opportunity to engage with early and late works from the same artist. For those interested in modern abstraction and surrealist collage, Agar’s art presents an inspiring example of continuous creativity and reinvention. If you are in NYC between April and June 2026, I highly recommend visiting the Andrew Kreps Gallery to witness this compelling retrospective. It also sparked my curiosity about how artists use natural motifs to express their evolving vision over time, which is a creative approach that aspiring artists can learn from.