Derivatives: Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol and Louise Lawler
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, DC—Andy Warhol’s famous portraits of Marilyn Monroe have helped to fuel the enduring fascination with the Hollywood actress and sex symbol. A couple of recently observed Warhol works rendered in gold…
At MoMA in New York, 2 Reminders of the Biennial in Havana
NEW YORK—Experienced a bit of deja vu while wandering around the Contemporary galleries at the Museum of Modern Art recently. The wall of frames hung gallery style and the series of pantyhose filled…
A Cast of Ordinary ‘White’ People by George Segal
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, DC—Before consulting the exhibition labels, the relationship between the mysterious woman peering out of a window from behind a sheer drape and the man tooling about on some kind of industrial…
A Chance to View Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Masterpiece
NEW YORK—When “The Migration Series” debuted in 1941 at the Downtown Gallery in Manhattan, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) became the first black artist represented by a New York gallery. The young artist was only…
Meet Up: 9 Figures Gather in MoMA Sculpture Garden
NEW YORK—A rag tag group has gathered in the sculpture garden at the Museum of Modern Art.
