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Roy Lichtenstein Times Square Subway Station Mural

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Roy Lichtenstein Subway Mural
Photo By Gail

I pass by this cool mural nearly every time I take a train into or out of Times Square, but I just stopped to take a photo of it this past weekend, when I had a few minutes to spare on my way way to see Hedwig and The Angry Inch starring Michael C. Hall (which, by the way, is fantastic). Installed in 2002, Times Square Mural captures the spirit of the subway, its linear movement and dynamic energy. With a nod to both the past and the future- its central image is a futuristic, bullet-shaped car zipping through an underground station. And not just any station, this is Times Square, in the heart of New York City.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Claes Oldenburg Tartines

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Claes Oldenburg Tartines Front View
Claes Oldenburg, Tartines, 1964,Plaster painted with Tempera, on Porcelain Plates, Glass and Metal Case (Photos By Gail)

If there is one artist whose work consistently brings a smile to my face, it is pop art sculptor Claes Oldenburg, who is best known for his larger than life soft sculptures of food and huge, lifelike replicas of ordinary objects. Possibly because I am obsessed with art, food, and art that looks like food, I really find myself drawn to this work, a glass disly case filled with an array of Tartines (a tartine is an open-faced sandwich with a spread on top). I love it.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Yayoi Kusama’s Accumulation No.1

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Yayoi Kusama Accumulation No.1
Accumulation No. 1, 1962 (Photos By Gail)

Japanese sculptor, painter, writer, installation artist and performance artist Yayoi Kusama is one of my favorite living artists, because she is just so darn rad. This week, Yayoi makes her Modern Art Monday debut. Welcome, talented lady! Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Yayoi Kusama’s Accumulation No.1 →

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Roy Lichtenstein’s Intimate Sculptures at Flag Art Foundation

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Bust of a Woman
All Photos By Gail

Now, here’s a must see exhibit that you have six entire months to check out (so, maybe go more than once): Roy Lichtenstein’s Intimate Sculptures at Flag Art Foundation. This extremely well-staged exhibit features a selection of the artist’s sculptures and maquettes (scale models), works that playfully and pointedly blur the boundaries of drawing, sculpture and painting. Continue reading Roy Lichtenstein’s Intimate Sculptures at Flag Art Foundation →

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Modern Art Monday Presents: James Rosenquist, Marilyn Monroe, I

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James Rosenquist Marilyn Monroe I
Photo By Gail

James Rosenquist (born November 29, 1933) is among my favorite living American artists. Rosenquist’s large-scale paintings reflect the flat, uniform, and graphic style of the commercial billboards he made while working as a sign painter. Later, as a visual artist, Rosenquist drew inspiration from advertising and mass media. Many of his works are based on found images from magazines, collaged together and reproduced at a large scale, powerfully juxtaposing people, objects, visual symbols, visual texture and text to create new and sometimes cryptic meanings.
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