Damage Control: Art and Destruction Since 1950 is on view at the Hirshhorn
Museum, Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. through May 26, 2014.
Raphael Montañez Ortiz begins by pouring a large circle
Art used to be part of my life.
When I was single, I often visited museums and galleries, special exhibits and
art festivals. Recently, though, I married for the first time at age
The first time my college painting professor asked me what I thought of a Mark
Rothko I said, “I don’t know—what’s the caption?” So even though my training
was in
The sky above Stonehenge was two-tone with a bizarre, crinkled texture. Sharp
slivers of grey flowed in curves and wisps and disappeared into the
eggshell-colored background. The taupe rocks below were flecked with
This summer, The Curator and Ruminate Magazine joined together to co-host a
competition for contemporary artists who create work with moving images.
Submissions were placed in two categories: short film and video/ or