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Black Artists Among Those 'Disappointed' by Delay of Exhibition of Philip Guston's KKK Paintings

An open letter argued that postponing the exhibition was a way for the institutions involved to avoid controversy and skirt around pressing issues of racial injustice Nearly 100 prominent artists are ...
Artnet

The Met Now Boasts the World’s Largest Collection of Philip Guston’s Work, Thanks to a 220-Piece Gift by the Artist’s Daughter

Musa Mayer, the daughter of the late artist Philip Guston (1913–80), has given her personal collection of her father’s work to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The gift, which comprises 220 works and ...
Artnet

Philip Guston’s Daughter and Other Critics Speak Out Against Four Museums’ Decision to Postpone a Major Retrospective on the Artist

A long-planned traveling Philip Guston retrospective has been postponed for three years over concerns about how the work will be received amid heightened racial tensions and ongoing protests both in ...
Hypebeast

Philip Guston’s Daughter Will Donate 220 of Her Father’s Artwork to The Met

Philip Guston’s daughter, Musa Mayer, announced that she will donate 220 works made by her father to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met). The promised gift will include 96 paintings, 124 ...
Hyperallergic

A Show Traces Philip Guston’s Impact on Contemporary Artists

A Thing for the Mind takes Philip Guston’s 1978 painting “Story” as a starting point to examine the myriad ways in which this piece has filtered into the work of other painters. Already a member? Sign ...
The Telegraph

The WPA in NH: Philip Guston and Musa McKim on view at the Currier Museum of Art

Courtesy photo One of the two New Hampshire-themed murals created in 1941 by artists Philip Guston and Musa McKim now on display at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester. (Courtesy photo) MANCHESTER ...
PBS

‘Philip Guston Now’ portrays art of controversial and confrontational painter

Two years ago, four museums were set to present a retrospective of painter Philip Guston. But then, in one of the biggest controversies to hit the art world in the last few years, it all imploded. Now ...
Wall Street Journal

Philip Guston Made Images That Spark Arguments

In 1970, Philip Guston enjoyed a reputation as a top-tier, financially successful abstract artist. Then, at a New York gallery, he showed his new work, full of comic-strip-like figures, lightbulbs, ...

At the Musée Picasso, Philip Guston and the irony of history

The American painter, a major figure of the second half of the 20th century who moved from figurative art to abstract ...
Forbes

Philip Guston’s Daughter Donates 220 Artworks And $10 Million To The Met To Advance His Legacy

Philip Guston’s daughter, Musa Mayer, has donated 96 paintings and 124 drawings, along with $10 million, to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, creating the largest collection of works by the pioneering ...
The New York Times

Philip Guston

A fresh crop of apprentice cartoons — now public property — from his pen at The Junior Times may add to our understanding of Guston and his art. By Walker Mimms From Jackson Pollock’s solo debut to ...