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<p>Robert Longo, The Rock (The Supreme Court of the United States--Split), 2018

Robert Longo, The Rock (The Supreme Court of the United States--Split), 2018, charcoal on two sheets of paper mounted to aluminum, Gift of Clifford Ross, 2023.6.3.a-b

Canceled—Robert Longo: The Rock (The Supreme Court of the United States—Split)

Looking Closely

  • Saturday, May 20, 2023
  • 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
  • East Building, Ground Level - Art Information Desk
  • Talks
  • In-person

This talk will focus on The Rock (The Supreme Court of the United States—Split), a monumental drawing from Robert Longo’s Engines of State. This installation features the renowned buildings that house the three branches of the United States government. Explore Longo’s idea that “Art is an attempt to try to understand our own contemporary situation through making images” through conversation and close looking. Led by staff from the Department of Interpretation.