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<p>Robert Longo, The Whale (The United States Capitol), 2012-2013

Robert Longo, The Whale (The United States Capitol), 2012-2013, charcoal on seven sheets of paper mounted to aluminum, Gift of Clifford Ross, 2023.6.1.a-g

Gallery Talk: Robert Longo's Engines of State

Collection Perspectives

Focus: The Collection

  • Sunday, September 8, 2024
  • 3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
  • East Building Atrium
  • Talks
  • Guided Tours
  • In-person

Join us for a talk on Robert Longo’s monumental drawings of the buildings that house the three branches of the US government: the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court. Longo said, “Art is an attempt to try to understand our own contemporary situation through making images.” Explore this idea with some close looking and conversation.