AB EX NY: Ad Reinhardt
From the Curator: Ad Reinhardt
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Images courtesy of Estate of Ad Reinhardt; Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko; Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; John Loengard; Time & Life Pictures; Getty Images; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
AB EX NY: Mark Rothko
From the Curator: Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Images courtesy of Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko; Barnett Newman Foundation; The Franz Kline Estate; The Willem de Kooning Foundation; Pollock-Krasner Foundation; Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Kate Rothko; Apic; Getty Images; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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AB EX NY: The Painting Techniques of Franz Kline: Chief
The Painting Techniques of Franz Kline: Chief
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Images courtesy of The Franz Kline Estate; Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko; Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Music by Chris Parrello
Chris Parrello, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Ziv Ravitz
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
AB EX NY: The Painting Techniques of Barnett Newman: Vir Heroicus Sublimis
The Painting Techniques of Barnett Newman: Vir Heroicus Sublimis
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Images courtesy of Barnett Newman Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Music by Chris Parrello
Chris Parrello, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Ziv Ravitz
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
AB EX NY: The Painting Techniques of Jackson Pollock: One: Number 31, 1950
The Painting Techniques of Jackson Pollock: One: Number 31, 1950
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Images courtesy of Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Music by Chris Parrello
Chris Parrello, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Ziv Ravitz
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
AB EX NY: The Painting Techniques of Ad Reinhardt: Abstract Painting
The Painting Techniques of Ad Reinhardt: Abstract Painting
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Images courtesy of the Estate of Ad Reinhardt/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Photos by John Loengard/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Music by Chris Parrello
Chris Parrello, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Ziv Ravitz
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
AB EX NY: The Painting Techniques of Mark Rothko: No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black)
The Painting Techniques of Mark Rothko: No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black)
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
MoMA.org/abexny
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Images courtesy of Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Music by Chris Parrello
Chris Parrello, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Ziv Ravitz
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Emulsion
An emulsion is a combination of two or more liquids that do not blend easily on their own, such as oil and water. A common example of an emulsion is a vinaigrette salad dressing, in which you might use egg yolk to keep the vinegar and olive oil from separating. Similarly, painters can use egg yolk to emulsify oil paint and water.
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Enamel
Enamel paints are household and automobile paints that are formulated to be very fluid. They are typically opaque and rich in pigment, since they are designed to cover a surface in a single coat of paint. Enamels can use an array of different binders that include alkyd (a modified linseed oil), acrylic, latex, and oil. Abstract Expressionist artists such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning were among the first to regularly use enamel paints in making works of art.
Abstract Expressionist Ne
AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Paint
Paint is most often a combination of pigment, binder, and solvent. Pigment is the colored portion of the paint. It is often a finely ground material that is either found in nature or artificially produced. Binder holds the individual grains of pigment together. In oil paint, the most common binder is linseed oil, which typically dries to the touch in about one week. The binder in most acrylic paint is an acrylic resin; the binder in watercolor paint is a natural resin called gum arabic. Solvent
AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Palette Knife
A palette knife is a type of spatula typically used to mix paint on the palette. It can also be used to apply paint directly on the canvas and to remove it from the canvas.
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Stain
A stain is a thinned paint made with a considerable amount of solvent. Stains are absorbed into the canvas, rather than remaining on its surface.
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Turpentine Burn
A turpentine burn is made by soaking a rag in solvent and scrubbing the canvas directly. This technique removes paint and leaves a stain on the canvas.
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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AB EX NY: Art Terms in Action: Viscosity
Viscosity is the thickness of a liquid. Low-viscosity liquids are very fluid (such as water) while high-viscosity liquids are quite thick (such as molasses). The viscosity of oil paints is usually reduced by adding binder (such as linseed oil) and/or solvent (such as turpentine). At a lower viscosity, paint can be brushed onto the canvas more freely and quickly.
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010--April 11, 2011
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Mom Loved Him Best: Bert & Ivan Sutherland
[Recorded February 3, 2004]
Computing industry legends and brothers Bert and Ivan Sutherland reminisce about their collective 100 plus years with computers and electronics.
Bert Sutherland developed, managed and mentored some of the most important computing innovations of the past half-century, from Bolt, Beranek & Newman ( BBN) and Xerox PARC in the 1970s to managing Java development at Sun Microsystems Laboratories in the 1990s.
Ivan Sutherland is considered by many to be the creator of comp
The HP Phenomenon: Innovation & Business Transformation
[Recorded December 7, 2009]
Hewlett-Packard HP is now (Dec 2009) the largest high-tech company on the globe, with its roots and headquarters in Silicon Valley. However, HP has not always garnered the same attention from authors, historians and the media as given to other technology companies. So, what is it that drove the success of this large and profitable company?
The book, The HP Phenomenon, describes how it came to be that HP never really a computing company got to this leadership posi
1963 Timesharing: A Solution to Computer Bottlenecks
[Recorded: May 9, 1963]
This vintage film features MIT Science Reporter John Fitch at the MIT Computation Center in an extended interview with MIT professor of computer science Fernando J. Corbato. The film was co-produced by WGBH (Boston) and MIT.
The prime focus of the film is timesharing, one of the most important developments in computing, and one which has come in and out of favor several times over the last several decades as the dichotomy between remote and centrally-managed computing r
Grace Hopper & the Invention of the Information Age
[Recorded March 4, 2010]
According to author Kurt Beyer, Grace Hopper is arguably as important a figure to computing as Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs, and serves as a responsible, civic-oriented role model for current and future technical and business leaders.
A Hollywood movie about the life of computer pioneer Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) would go like this: a young professor abandons the ivy-covered walls of academia to serve her country in the Navy after Pearl Harbor and finds
How Indian MIT and IIT Graduates Have Shaped Computer History
[Recorded July 15, 2010]
In the last fifteen years the very names Bangalore and Silicon Valley have become evocative of the important connections between India and the United States in the global IT industry. Historian Ross Bassett argues that the linkages between the two countries are far older and deeper than is widely known. In the course of his research, he found that Indian graduates of MIT significantly influenced the creation of modern technological India. In the colonial period, a small
Feminism Now Symposium: Part 1: Carey Lovelace
Highlighting the work of emerging scholars, including graduate and postgraduate students, Feminism Now presents groundbreaking contemporary research reflecting new directions and perspectives in feminist scholarship on a wide range of feminist issues and topics.
