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1981 / 58 min. / color. Directed by Michael Blackwood. Philip Guston is a powerful staple of the abstract expressionist movement, though he would prefer it be referred to as the New York School. Along with composers, choreographers and his fellow visual artists, Guston found his place in the avant garde. Often times finding modern art almost ...
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American artist Philip Guston is one of the great luminaries of twentieth-century art. This interview from 1980, the year of the artist’s death, provides insights into who Guston was, and the unique artistic freedom that has come to define a half-century career spanning abstraction and figuration. Speaking with art critic Mark Stevens, Guston ...
- He constantly changed his painting style. As an artist, Philip Guston didn't typically stick to a single painting style over his career. He constantly pushed himself to evolve in new and different directions.
- He started his career painting murals. Growing up, Philip Guston loved drawing and comic books. He taught himself to sketch and published his first cartoon when he was just 13.
- His art was influenced by politics and real-life events. Guston’s Jewish parents fled present-day Ukraine for Los Angeles when he was nine. From a young age, he was interested in communism and leftist politics.
- He worked with poets. Guston lived to paint, but also loved poetry, saying ‘they [the poets] see without the jargon of art’. He created 'poem-pictures,' vibrant illustrations of everyday items to accompany poems, for his wife, poet Musa McKim and others.
Jun 16, 2023 · Musa Guston Mayer takes us into the studio of her father, the artist Philip Guston, reflecting on her relationship with him and the future of his legacy. Philip Guston (American, born Canada, 1913–80). The Line, ca.1978. Oil on canvas, 71 × 73 1/4 in. (180.3 × 186.1 cm). Promised Gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Feb 1, 2024 · The current Philip Guston retrospective at the Tate Modern presents a vast selection of the artist’s life works spanning over 50 years, from the age of 17 up until his death. A conflicted, restless artist, with an ever-changing approach to style, the exhibition poignantly traces Guston’s relentless artistic conflictions in his portrayal of ...
- October 4, 1996
In this short film, curators Michael Wellen and Michael Raymond, conservator Anna Cooper and the artist's daughter, Musa Mayer, recount the story of Guston's life and career, as well as his restless urge to challenge himself creatively. This film was created as part of the Terra Foundation for American Art Series: New Perspectives.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting appears in the run up to Philip Guston Now, a career survey due to open in London at Tate Modern next year (4 February-31 May 2021) before travelling to the ...
