The gallery Anthony Meier in San Francisco is hosting "Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Garden = Grid = City," the first exhibition of the late artist’s work since her estate began being co-represented by the gallery and von Bartha. The show highlights Solomon’s diverse eight-decade career, moving beyond her famous "supergraphics" to showcase rarely seen paintings and drawings from the 1980s that explore the intersection of city grids and landscape architecture.
This exhibition is a significant step in cementing the legacy of a woman who pioneered Swiss Modernism in the United States but remained undervalued by art historians during her lifetime. By presenting her work within a fine art context rather than just graphic design, the show seeks to re-evaluate Solomon as a multidisciplinary force who successfully synthesized art, architecture, and typography into a singular California Modernist aesthetic.