Painting mistaken for dropcloth

The classic weird-news theme of art mistaken for trash.

Raleigh News and Observer - Sep 27, 1979

Triple Variants by Sam Gilliam (source: GSA Fina Arts Collection)

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 25, 2024
Category: Art | 1970s

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"Gilliam has been recognized as the first artist to have "freed the canvas" from the stretcher in this specific way, putting his paintings in conversation with the architecture of their settings."

Posted by crc on 06/25/24 at 06:29 AM

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