Thornton Dial did not begin making art until he was in his fifties, yet he developed a highly original visual vocabulary using found materials ranging from scrap metal and wood to rags and frayed rope ...
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Director, Glenn Lowry: In her earlier performance, Rhythm 0, Abramović surrendered complete control to her audience as she stood impassively, next to a table with objects that they could use on her as ...
Curator, Deborah Wye: This work is titled Femme Maison. And that meant to Louise Bourgeois either “woman house” or “house woman” in French. She was a native of France and always went back and forth ...
War and inflation precipitated a housing crisis in all major German cities, including Frankfurt, where the response was an ambitious program known as the New Frankfurt. This initiative encompassed the ...
The earliest print technique, woodcut first appeared in China in the ninth century. Arriving in Europe around 1400, it was originally used for stamping designs onto fabrics, textiles, or playing cards ...
Glenn Lowry: These photographs show Lygia Clark making one of her most important works, Caminhando, from 1963. Curator Connie Butler: Connie Butler:: Caminhando, or The Walking, is actually a Möbius ...
Within Louise Bourgeois’s overall investigation of abstract motifs, the spiral holds a distinct place, recurring across her oeuvre. It is found in segmented wood sculptures of the early 1950s that ...
Glenn Lowry: Clark called these works "Bichos," or "critters." Connie Butler:: The implication being that these are small beasts or animals or in some way animated and living forms. If you look ...
LUCY GALLUN: In this history portrait, Sherman has taken on the role of Caravaggio’s Sick Bacchus, the painting from the late 16th century. It's different from some of the other works in the series ...
EVA RESPINI: In this gallery you see all 12 photographs from the series known as The Centerfolds. They all measure two by four feet, which, at the time, was huge for photography. The scale really ...
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