![]() ![]() As fun and brilliant as it appears, this is a critique of the marketing of household goods to homemaking, dismissing the gender inequality of labor. It took her five years to create this piece between 1991-1996. I could spend all day staring into Liza Lou’s kitchen. ![]() Yayoi Kusama’s chair worked out her frustrations of the patriarchal system in the art world in both Japan and NY. She used discarded quilts from a seaside dump to create this piece. Her quilts were reminders of the handiwork of her female relatives growing up in Western Pennsylvania. What a job they have done! This piece was made by Ann Wilson in 1955, called Moby Dick. The exhibition was curated by Jennie Goldstein, Elisabeth Sherman, and Ambika Trasi. I did enjoy the Jasper Johns show but what truly inspired me was the show right above it, Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950-2019. Kids were taking objects to create their own works after seeing the shows. ![]() We used to shlep our kids to art openings and galleries, and btw it has paid off. Massive changes have taken place on the west side over the last twenty years. This construction project will eventually be a beach. One of my favorite parts of the Whitney is looking through the large back window to see the ever-changing landscape of the west side. Forty years later, the work is worth countless times over. Think about what a significant purchase the Whitney made in 1980 for $1m. I particularly loved the room with that historical data. Johns has had several shows with the Whitney over the years. There are the classic flags, and the numbers, and the broad range of prints and paintings. We have seen his work countless times in museums, from the permanent collections to curated shows. No doubt the impact that Johns has made on the contemporary art world. The Whitney and the Philadelphia Museum of Art both featuring a retrospective of Jasper Johns with over 500 pieces between the two locations. ![]()
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