ニューヨーク近代美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク近代美術館Instagram)「“This work directly references the Greek myth of Sisyphus, a man condemned to roll a boulder uphill and have it roll back down, over and again, a punishment to last eternity.” — We asked our staff to share artworks that speak to this critical moment in our history. Curator Paulina Pobocha (@paulinapobocha) looks closely at #PhilipGuston’s untitled painting from 1980, finding both cynicism and hope. — “In Guston’s picture, Sisyphus has been freed—the rock rolled right over him, his leg visibly embedded in its surface. Its message is pessimistic: We are caught in an endless cycle of meaningless tasks and then we die. — “In it, I find a directive to change my way of being in the world—something that Guston himself did in 1968. After nearly two decades of painting abstractly, Guston began to make figurative, politically engaged paintings. Many of these implicitly addressed the legacy of slavery and the contemporary complicity of white Americans in perpetuating racial injustice. — “He spoke candidly when reflecting on his decision: ‘What kind of man was I sitting at home, reading magazines, going into frustrated fury about everything and then going into my studio to adjust a red to a blue?’” --- [Philip Guston, Untitled, 1980. Acrylic and ink on paper. © 2020 The Estate of Philip Guston] #MoMAPicks」6月13日 23時54分