Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction
On Monday October 26th the Whitney CAB (Community Advisory Board) members got an insider tour from assistant curator of the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition, Sasha Nicholas. O’Keeffe’s work is very vibrant and full of color. Going through the exhibition is like walking through her entire life as an artist from beginning to end. It documents her art in chronological order from her charcoals and water colors in the very beginning of her career to pieces like My Last Door, towards the end.
This exhibition took 4 years to curate and there are a total of 120 pieces in the show. This show was especially difficult to curate because private owners and some prestigious museums own some of the pieces and it was hard to persuade them to lend it to the show. O’Keeffe’s use of color and the repetitive way in which she works create a language for her viewers. It’s as if she is telling a story; and that is exactly what this show illustrates: the story of her life. The O’Keeffe show is absolutely remarkable and I recommend you visit. Come and step into the abstract world of Georgia O’Keeffe!
It was a very exciting day for us CAB members. We are all so stoked to begin giving tours of this amazing exhibit!
