I don't remember whether anybody else caught it, but I noticed an exceptionally gamy bit of humor in the new MoMA over the weekend. There's an insubstantial partition centered in the Jackson Pollock room. On one side hangs Jackson Pollock's She-Wolf (1943). Back to back with that painting? Lee Krasner's Untitled (1949). Rimshot!
Posted by Kriston at February 24, 2005 11:27 PMDon't get it.
Posted by: Rob W at February 25, 2005 1:13 PMSee the movie Pollock for the full illustration, but Pollock and Krasner were married, and suffice it to say that the going got tough at times.
Posted by: Kriston at February 25, 2005 2:17 PMin tates bankshead, a poor late pollock is put across from a early and strong krasner, so its almost like the two peices are staring at each other.
also wasnt she wolf about krasner or at least named after her?
Posted by: Anthony Easton at April 17, 2005 9:25 PMI have never read anything that conclusively suggests that She-Wolf is "about" Krasner, however apparent that seems in retrospect.
Posted by: Kriston at April 17, 2005 11:12 PM