Impertinent Collection
I spent a week at the Museum of Modern art in NYC. Without a proper plan a started doodling and taking pictures of my sketchbook interacting with the artworks. A version of this illustrated column was originally published in The New York Times Magazine.
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Henri Matisse, monotypes
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Roy Lichtenstein, ‘‘Girl With Ball’’ (1961)
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Franz Kline, ‘‘Chief’’ (1950)
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Niele Toroni, ‘‘Imprints of a No. 50 Paintbrush Repeated at Regular Intervals of 30 cm’’ (1971)
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Ad Reinhardt, ‘‘Abstract Painting’’ (1957)
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Vincent van Gogh, ‘‘The Starry Night’’ (1889)
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Barnett Newman, ‘‘Broken Obelisk’’ (1963-69)
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Sol LeWitt, ‘‘Standing Open Structure, Black’’ (1964)
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John Barnard and Ferrari S.p.A., ‘‘Formula 1 Racing Car (641/2)’’ (1990)
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Henri Rousseau, ‘‘The Sleeping Gypsy’’ (1897)
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Bridget Riley, ‘‘Current’’ (1964)
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Alberto Giacometti, ‘‘Tall Figure, III’’ (1960)
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In the staff elevator
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Security camera
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Marcel Duchamp, ‘‘Bicycle Wheel’’ (1951)
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Thank you to the staff at MoMA and the editors at the NYT Magazine for helping with the administrative challenges of this inspiring project!