Sentences with phrase «authority on contemporary painting»

Acquired sixteen years after the artist served as a juror for the museum's first biennial exhibition, the painting was recommended by no less an authority on contemporary painting than Alfred Barr, then the director of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

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Contributions to this fascinating publication come from leading authorities on Johns's work, including Roberta Bernstein, Professor at the University at Albany, New York (SUNY) and author of the catalogue raisonné of Jasper Johns's paintings and sculptures, and Edith Devaney, Curator of Contemporary Projects at the Royal Academy of Arts.The volume accompanies Jasper Johns: «Something Resembling Truth», the first comprehensive survey of the artist's work to be held in the UK in 40 years.

Also appearing are several leading authorities on contemporary art including former curators and art historians: Diane Waldman, Deputy Director and Senior Curator (1965 — 1996), Guggenheim Museum, Kirk Varnedoe, Chief Curator and Painting and Sculpture (1988 — 2001), Museum of Modern Art, and Robert Rosenblum, Professor of Fine Arts at New York University and Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum.