designShrine

Color Chart celebrates a paradox: the lush beauty that results when contemporary artists assign color decisions to chance, readymade source, or arbitrary system. Midway through the twentieth century, long-held convictions regarding the spiritual truth or scientific validity of particular colors gave way to an excitement about color as a mass-produced and standardized commercial product. The Romantic quest for personal expression instead became Andy Warhol’s “I want to be a machine;” the artistry of mixing pigments was eclipsed by Frank Stella’s “Straight out of the can; it can’t get better than that.” Color Chart is the first major exhibition devoted to this pivotal transformation, featuring work by some forty artists ranging from Ellsworth Kelly and Gerhard Richter to Sherrie Levine and Damien Hirst.

Color Lab

Color Lab, an interactive space for families created in conjunction with the exhibition Color Chart, is located in the Reading Room on the first floor of the Cullman Education Center. Open for the run of the exhibition, Color Lab offers materials for families to conduct their own exploration of color choice. Children and adults are invited to experiment with giant magnetic boards, play games and activities, or create their own color-choice systems using colored pencils and paper. Free with Museum admission.

If you liked this, You might also like:

1. “Who Tall Are You?” - Check your Height Against the Most Notorious Figures in HistoryWant to see who you measure up to? Here is a clever chart to put up on your wall and...
2. Interior Dezine in a Minute - Color Schemes from Color WheelThis video will explain color relationships for Interior Design....
3. Tools for getting the right color combination for your website designExcerpt from SOURCE Accommodating the Color Blind Online Web sites with good balance and color schemes have the usability and...
4. House Tour: Color & Pattern in Israel NYT 3.12.08 The home of Michael and Nava Abel demonstrates their love of color and pattern. Micheal, an architect, and Nava,...
5. Color in a CinchEric and Elisa married on Bainbridge Island via Offbeat Bride (photo: Courtney Brooke)The tradition of brides wearing white is so...
6. Wall & Trim - Same Color? image via Beach Bungalow8 Thank you to Beach Bungalow 8 for a post about the above demi lune table,...
7. In December I made a trip to the Moma and I was facinated by my…In December I made a trip to the Moma and I was facinated by my find. MoMA has added Helvetica...
8. Cultivated CulminatedA bit late to say the least, but let's start the New Year off right by provided a wrap up...
9. Color Added!Architectural Digest published a piece on Jacques Grange's Paris apartment back in September 2007, with photography by Vincent Thibert. Recently...
10. FloorPlanner Free Program! Save time with floor plans! Buying a new home, rearranging your room, or moving into a new office? You...