I am a great admirer of the American artist Philip Guston (1913-80), and I have been looking again at his extraordinary body of work recently in light of the mood and temperament of our own turbulent times. Guston’swork seems to me to resonate with the anxiety of contemporary society. The major exhibition of his drawings at Modern… Continue reading The Director’s Archive: Philip Guston, 1989
Month: July 2016
The Archive: Helen Chadwick – Viral Landscapes (1989-1990)
Helen Chadwick Viral Landscapes was held at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, from 5 November 1989 to 7 January 1990. Shown as a panoramic frieze measuring four feet in height and 50 feet in length, Viral Landscapes was a brand new series of photographic wall pieces created by British artist Helen Chadwick (1953-1996).… Continue reading The Archive: Helen Chadwick – Viral Landscapes (1989-1990)