In the News: Los Angeles MOCA Mulls Pact with National Gallery
The Museum of Contemporary Art may collaborate with the National Gallery of Art in Washington on programming and exhibitions, but the projects won’t address the Los Angeles institution’s management and financial challenges, the…
Bruce Nauman’s ‘Fifteen Pairs of Hands’: Meaningful Gestures Up for Interpretation
WASHINGTON, DC—Wandering between Bruce Nauman’s “Fifteen Pairs of Hands” is like milling around a small crowd of people. Each set of disembodied hands seems to have a distinct personality. Although the gestures the…
Extraordinary Detail of Chuck Close Portrait is a Tribute to Elderly Relative
WASHINGTON, DC—Chuck Close in known for his enormous portraits—up close images that capture every detail of his subjects, visually exposing the real person behind the canvas. This intimate work depicts his wife’s late…
Horace Pippin’s ‘Interior’ Evokes Basic Comforts of Home
WASHINGTON, DC—‘Interior,’ one of Horace Pippin’s most well-known works, depicts an everyday, familial scene in a folk, vernacular style. While the mother and two children shown in the 1944 painting are of limited…
Fashion’s Color Blocking Trend Evidenced at National Gallery of Art
WASHINGTON, DC—Apparently fashion follows art. The color blocking trend that dominated the 2011 runways has been a staple in contemporary art for more than half a century. From Sol LeWitt to Mark Rothko,…
