Washington Color Gallery

The NGA doubles-down on its cowardly delay of its important show on racism.

The director says the public doesn't need a white artist to explain racism. The director is wrong. Guston's art is not his attempt to "explain racism". It is a powerful and authentic explanation of his experience of racism. Guston's art reminds me of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's focus on men who suffered because of sexism--an approach she took not because men were the greatest victims of sexism but because it helped her audience understand and appreciate the problem. So, too, Guston's work helps the world understand racism. The NGA's director is misguided and demonstrating unfortunate cowardice.

Why Did the National Gallery Postpone Its Guston Show? Its Director Says We Don't Need a 'White Artist to Explain Racism' Right Now The director of the National Gallery of Art discusses the decision to postpone its highly anticipated Philip Guston retrospective.

I want to introduce you to Jamie Hansen. Jamie was a Provincetown fixture and though he died nearly twenty years ago he is still remembered by many friends there. Jamie was an extraordinary artist weaving together tribal imagery as commentary on human tribal behaviors. More than ever, Hansen’s works from the Saltimbanques portfolio speaks an essential message—but does so with such humor and beauty that it feels not at all preachy. Take a look at these pictures and please share your thought!

James Hansen – Washington Color Gallery American 1925 - 1997 Modern Art Artists, Boston, Modern Printmaker, 20th Century, AbstractionistJames HansenJames Hansen came to Provincetown in the early 1980s and spent several summers working in a studio at the Fine Arts Work Center. He was a deeply valued and respected artist in the vibrant Prov...