HITS ME RIGHT HERE
These are the ones at the top of my list (in no particular order) coupled with a few words about the artist or their work that engenders my great appreciation. They're clearly present swimming around in my heart and head these days.
Cy Twombly :: lost in the wilds of someone else's story
"Say Goodbye, Catullus, to the Shores of Asia Minor," with the artist. Photo: New York Times
Annette Messager :: fierce tenderness
"Boarders at Rest" Photo: MoMA
Alexander Calder :: as much the man as the art; love of play
Matthew Barney :: the importance of and uncompromising execution of one person's idea to that one person
"The Entered Appretice," Cremaster 3
Edouard Manet :: a most elegant rebellion
"A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" Photo: Wikipedia
Wayne Thiebaud :: color + subject
"Cakes" Photo: National Gallery of Art
Jessica Stockholder :: my mind doesn't understand, but my body does
"Sweet for Three Oranges" Photo: PBS Art:21
1 comment:
Hey Rebecca,
These remind me of a show that was just at the Hammer. Five painters, each curated their own room, choosing work that their own was related to. There is a recent post on Modern Art Notes blog - interviewing Steve Roden about the artists who have influenced him. Its interesting how all of these works you choose seem to go together. Like they literally share the same palette.
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