The advent of mass-produced commercial colors changed the art world in the mid-20th century. Ann Temkin is curator of the new MoMA exhibit, "Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today." John Baldessari is one of the artists featured in the exhibit.
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Comments [4]
Some artists distinguish between "namable" and "unnameable" colors.
i'm color blind os with out paints straight out of the can that are labled as to what they are i would be lost.
I used to buy pigments to make inks for my woodcuts
This is a wonderful exhibit, not to be missed!
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