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Q-tips say: Yes, go and enjoy! So much to see, you probably can’t see it all in one day. The El Greco exhibit is scheduled till Sept. 7, 2020 unless they extend it. Yes, you need to make an appt. & wear masks & do “social distancing.” They have sanitizing machines to use & indoor eating areas are closed. Mrs. Q says: she was thrilled to see the El Greco exhibit & many of the other Museum Highlights like Ancient Roman Art, Indian Southeast Asian Art, Impressionism, International Modern Art.. Afterwards, the Q’s went to Shaw’s Crab house for a bite.
Mrs. Q asks: Do you know what Oxidation Painting is?
Answer: The “Oxidation Paintings” is a series of “paintings” done by coating canvases with wet copper paint and afterwards urinating on them, urine which oxidizes and changes color. In most cases, the urine does not belong to Warhol, but to his friends. Warhol once said: “It’s a parody of Jackson Pollock”, alluding to Pollock’s legendary emission into Peggy Guggenheim’s fireplace.
Special exhibit: El Greco – This major exhibition charts the career of the artist known simply as El Greco. Over 57 works from across the world trace not only the development of his distinctive style but also the astounding ambition that drove him to relentlessly pursue success.
an El Greco painting across the room due to his
use of elongated figures.
Ancient Roman Art Exhibit
