On the way to the Frank Stella retrospective at the de Young Museum, we wondered why this exhibition is so important. Is Stella that influential in the art world beyond abstract expressionism?
 
The short answer is yes.
Over the past six decades, the very-much-alive Stella has done more to innovate, disrupt and re-invent art than just about anyone on the planet. What’s more, he’s done all that to his own work, as well.
The current exhibit, which runs through February 26, shows it all: Stella as minimalist, maximalist, abstract expressionist, painter, sculptor, printmaker, photographer and 3D printer. He’s the breaker of molds, the creator of artistic lawlessness, the shape-shifting artist who’s still open, after six decades, to the tenor and technical advances of his times.
