The Museum of Modern Art is a one-of-a kind institution, but it has always had two faces.
September 2, 2003
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Walking into the spacious gallery of the Blaffer when it’s filled with people can be intimidating.
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Once upon a time, Dynamic Coloring Duo Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman struggled against Action Painting Heroes Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning for control of the Art Universe.
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Entering the barrel vault of the main entrance to the Dallas Museum of Art, one is struck by the intelligence with which the current offering of sculpture is arranged.
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Every five days or so, my boys pester me to take them to the grocery store, so they can buy more Sponge Bob toys out of the vending machine there.
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In our post- post- reality, artists are charged with inventing a durable expression so that they can repeat themselves and manifest a public persona.
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Certain old tricks somehow find a way to feel new almost every time they are performed. A love song in a minor key comes on the radio and makes us…
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What is more disquieting: fear of the known, or fear of the unknown? Unfortunately, the people who can answer such a question with any authority are rarely amongst the living.