Two months ago I saw my first Carmen Herrera painting - Blanco y Verde. It was on display at the Whitney Museum as part of the Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s exhibit. A squat, wide tip aimed into a white background. Look at it long enough and the green triangle looks like a cutout. Or an applique. … Continue reading Carmen Herrera
Amy Sherald
This is Planes, rockets, and the spaces in between by Amy Sherald. It's currently on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. I like the color palette and the shadows. The tufts of smoke stacked beneath the rocket. Barefoot spectators. Could you look away from a machine hurtling into the sky? What would pull your … Continue reading Amy Sherald
Michi Meko at MoCA GA
I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MoCA GA) for the first time last winter. I got caught up in Michi Meko's installation - It Doesn't Prepare You for Arrival. My photos don't demonstrate the weight or dense energy of his pieces so take them for what they are. During same trip to … Continue reading Michi Meko at MoCA GA
Dan Flavin // The Diagonal of May 25, 1963
It is on a wall just off the Camp fashion installation. A quiet, singular respite from the volume, color and shuffling congestion of the adjacent exhibit. One white fluorescent bulb. Tilted on a 45-degree angle (I'm guessing) in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The piece is Diagonal of May 25, 1963 by Dan Flavin. I … Continue reading Dan Flavin // The Diagonal of May 25, 1963
Emma Amos // Baby
When I took my first lap around the eighth floor of the Whitney Museum, I lingered at this painting. Emma Amos, the artist, is quoted as saying, "Every time I think about color, it's a political statement." Baby. This piece is part of Spilling Over: Painting Color in the 1960s. It's the color combinations … Continue reading Emma Amos // Baby
The Jam 