This proclamation didn’t stop Chuck Close, who started painting portraits in the 1960s, 10 years after Pollock’s most famous drip paintings, and still during Greenberg’s reign. “I thought, ‘Well then, that field is wide open.’ And why the fuck can’t you make a portrait anyway?” – Chuck Close
An informative little video
WTF
The quotes above from Clement Greenberg declaring portraits aren’t possible to paint anymore, and Chuck Close’s “fuck that” response is from the upcoming lecture on Portraiture After Photography – part of our ongoing WTF Art History Lecture series with Suzanne Walker (BA, MA, PhD, BFD).
“The only art historian I’ve ever wanted to listen to for 2.5 hours” – Lendy Hensley, League Provost
WTF Art History Lecture: Portraiture After Photography Sunday, March 17, 1:00-3:30pm
Active League Students and members are invited to attend WTF Lectures for free. Contact us for your coupon code.
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Portraiture After Photography Workshop, March 30/April 6
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WTF? Clement Greenberg says it’s not possible
Chuck Close in his studio, 2002
This proclamation didn’t stop Chuck Close, who started painting portraits in the 1960s, 10 years after Pollock’s most famous drip paintings, and still during Greenberg’s reign. “I thought, ‘Well then, that field is wide open.’ And why the fuck can’t you make a portrait anyway?” – Chuck Close
An informative little video
WTF
The quotes above from Clement Greenberg declaring portraits aren’t possible to paint anymore, and Chuck Close’s “fuck that” response is from the upcoming lecture on Portraiture After Photography – part of our ongoing WTF Art History Lecture series with Suzanne Walker (BA, MA, PhD, BFD).
WTF Art History Lecture: Portraiture After Photography
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Active League Students and members are invited to attend WTF Lectures for free. Contact us for your coupon code.
LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING
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