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The Leonard Lopate Show

How Commercial Colors Changed the Art World

Friday, March 14, 2008

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.

Slideshow: Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today

More about “Color Chart” at MoMA


Comments

  • [1] Gregory Mortenson from New Jersey March 14, 2008 - 12:03PM

    This is a wonderful exhibit, not to be missed!
  • [2] chestina (felt pressure to change it) from Midtown March 14, 2008 - 01:15PM

    I used to buy pigments to make inks for my woodcuts


  • [3] birder from brooklyn March 14, 2008 - 01:17PM

    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.
  • [4] Rory Bernstein from Brooklyn, NY March 14, 2008 - 01:20PM

    Some artists distinguish between "namable" and "unnameable" colors.

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