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Transcript:My name’s Michael Mel. I’m from the Mogei community in Mount Hagan.What you see in that image is obviously a warrior from my area in the Western Highlands Province of the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. When this image was taken,
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mo
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mo
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mo
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mo
In Lee Mingwei’s Sonic Blossom (2013–present), an opera singer approaches visitors and invites them to be serenaded with a song selected from Franz Schubert’s lieder (songs written for one voice). Lee Mingwei listened to these songs with his mo
TranscriptI find this scene of a woman bathing full of intimacy. But also privacy, as if we’ve just stumbled into her space, unsure of whether we should be here or not. The woman’s long, smooth, nude back is turned towards us, while her botto
Transcript Elizabeth Catlett was a trailblazer. Born in Washington, DC, in 1915, she spent her childhood hearing stories of enslavement and resistance told to her by her grandmother. Fueled by her history and heritage, Catlett dedicated seven
TranscriptHelen Frankenthaler once described the act of painting as having “the landscape in my arms as I painted it. I like to think this is what we see in Crusades, a giant orange abyss that immerses you from the top to the bottom. Oranges
Transcript Hello everyone and welcome to Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Without Men. My name is Katy Hessel. I am an art historian from London, and I’ve made it my mission in life to celebrate the work of women artists. You may know me
TranscriptI can’t help but be overwhelmed by the energy and dynamism of this painting. Made up of thick impasto, with layers upon layers of reds, yellows, greens, and blues, blazing across the canvas, this work is an explosion of paint. Fille
TranscriptThis giant 3-meter-high tapestry of a man in a flamboyant suit combines African American quilting traditions with contemporary designer labels. His gaze meets ours with poise and nobility.Bisa Butler’s work starts with an image. E
TranscriptNicknamed the Baroness with the Brush, Lempicka was famed for her jazz-age style that fused the meticulousness of the Renaissance with the hard-edges of Art Deco. Her figures are often tightly cropped within the four corners of th
TranscriptRuth Asawa is somewhat of a legend in San Francisco. Her sculptures, often made collaboratively with local communities, populate street corners, parks and schools. But the de Young museum is where you’ll find the largest collection
TranscriptThe year is 1791. France is in the throes of the Revolution, and the future of the country is in turmoil. This painting is of a mythological story, but it speaks to the political moment much more than we might at first think. Let’s
TranscriptThis is a double-sided drawing by the great Surrealist Leonor Fini. It is a study for a costume design for two characters in the ballet Le Rêve de Léonor, translating to “the dream of Leonor.” The ballet premiered at London's Roya
Transcript“It’s not the medium that counts. It is what you see in it and what you do with it,” said Louise Nevelson. She was one of the most inventive sculptors working in the mid-20th century, and is hailed for her monochromatic, architectur
TranscriptThis sculpture may be smaller than most of the statues and portrait busts in the Legion of Honor’s galleries, but to me, it’s just as powerful. This sculpture was made by Claudel in 1899, at the cusp of a new century. Its title t
ABRAM JACKSON: Una arqueología del silencio. Kehinde Wiley dio este nombre a esta escultura monumental y a la propia exposición. Hay mucho que reflexionar aquí. Encuentre un espacio cercano donde pueda estar cómodo por unos minutos, mientras es
WANDA JOHNSON: Mi nombre es Wanda Johnson. Soy la madre de Oscar Grant, quien fue asesinado el 1 de enero de 2009 en la estación Fruitvale de BART en Oakland, California.ABRAM JACKSON: Aquella noche, Oscar Grant fue baleado por la espalda, as
ABRAM JACKSON: Las flores azules y blancas en la esquina inferior derecha de esta pintura nos dan una pista del motivo de su inspiración. Wiley se inspiró para la pose de esta figura en una pintura de Tiepolo —artista italiano del siglo XVIII—
ABRAM JACKSON: El punto de partida para esta figura de Wiley fue una tierna y realista representación de una mártir romana cristiana yaciendo sobre su tumba. El artista ha estado por mucho tiempo interesado en experimentar con fondos. Aquí, dec
ABRAM JACKSON: La joven Tarentine es el título de esta escultura y también el de la enorme pintura ―del tamaño de una gran cartelera― de una mujer que yace entre hojas amarillas y que vimos anteriormente. Puede verse al final de la sala anterio
KEHINDE WILEY: El origen de esta exposición se dio al tiempo que el mundo se cerraba. Cuando vemos que George Floyd es asesinado en las calles del país me doy a la tarea: empiezo a pensar no solo en ese momento explosivo que provoca al mundo en
ABRAM JACKSON: Aquí, el uso poderoso de luz atrae nuestra atención hacia los párpados y las manos apretadas de este hombre, haciéndonos pensar que estamos ante un intenso sufrimiento o plegaria.CLAUDIA SCHMUCKLI: Wiley emplea una luz penetran
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