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Reflections on the Collection: The Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professors at the National Gallery of Art: Penelope Curtis on Henry Moore

How do sculptors reckon with the buildings that surround their work? Penelope Curtis takes us on a journey along the thin line between art and architecture, looking at Henry Moore and I. M. Pei’s East Building collaboration, Moore’s Three Motives Against Wall, Number 1, and Costantino Nivola’s Widow of Pausania.

05/27/2022