Sentences with phrase «collection challenged viewers»

The collection challenged viewers with the beautiful and the bizarre in a wide range of paintings, sculptures, design pieces and photographs, all fluidly grouped by associations and themes.

Not exact matches

«What makes Torey's work so appealing is his employment of purposely ambiguous imagery, which challenges viewers to approach his paintings from a very personal point of view,» explains Holly Hughes, Albright - Knox's curator for the collection.

At the Art Institute of Chicago, whose contemporary - art collection recently expanded into a spacious new wing, curators have begun using the security staff, museum educators, and visitor - services employees to provide interpretive help to viewers encountering such challenging works as Robert Gober's 800 - square - foot installation Untitled (1989 — 96).