On a recent Spotlight Tour, Joseph Marioni’s bright canvases left many in the group cold. Responses ranged from a resolute “not interested” to a searching, “what do they add to the history of art?” Gallery Educator Alice Shih pointed out that, for some, Joseph Marioni‘s paintings may be best brought into focus by the work [...]
Rebecca Head, Museum Assistant How did you decide to choose this work for the staff show? Aside from being an unintentional pun on my name, I picked Rose-Head for the staff show in order to bring viewers the simple delight brought on by beauty, to encourage their exploration of the arbitrary, and because I think that it is important for art to sometimes have [...]
Sue Ahn, Museum Assistant How did you decide to choose this work for the staff show? I graduated from Pratt Institute in New York, after studying film animation in fine arts. I use different media such as photography, painting, video, and graphic design, and I also was inspired by paintings from The Phillips Collection. Mostly I like [...]