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Should Art Be Beautiful?

So, Why Is This Art? ©2002 Walker Art Center

Lee Bul Korean, b. 1964Plexus Blue 2000leather, velvet, sequins, beads, glass, steel67 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2000



Deborah Butterfield American, b. 1949Woodrow 1988bronze99 x 105 x 74 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of Harriet and Edson W. Spencer, 1988



Chuck Close American, b. 1940Big Self-Portrait 1967–1968acrylic on canvas107 1/2 x 83 1/2 x 2 in.Collection Walker Art CenterArt Center Acquisition Fund, 1969



Willie Cole American, b. 1955Stowage 1997relief print on paper56 x 104 in.Collection Walker Art CenterMcKnight Acquisition Fund, 1998



John Currin American, b. 1962Park City Grill 2000oil on canvas38 1/16 x 30 x 1 7/16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterJustin Smith Purchase Fund, 2000



Niki de Saint Phalle French, 1930–2002Untitled from Edition Mat 64 1964plaster, paint, plastic, wood28 3/8 x 21 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Nash, 1966



Lyonel Feininger American, 1871–1956Barfüsserkirche II (Church of the Minorites II) 1926oil on canvas42 3/4 x 36 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, Gilbert M. Walker Fund, 1943



Lucio Fontana Italian, 1899–1968Concetto Spaziale—Attesa(Spatial Concept—Expectation) 1964–1965tempera on canvas, lacquered wood57 1/2 x 45 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1998



Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901–1966Buste de Diego (Bust of Diego) circa 1954bronze15 1/6 x 13 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, 1957



Rebecca Horn German, b. 1944The Little Painting School Performs a Waterfall 1988metal rods, aluminum, sable brushes,electric motor, acrylic on canvas228 x 143 x 95 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1989



Donald Judd American, 1928–1994untitled 1969/1982anodized aluminum10 boxes; 6 x 27 x 24 in. eachCollection Walker Art CenterGift of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond R. Ruben, 1981



On Kawara American, b. 1932TODAY series 1989 (detail)acrylic on canvas10 1/8 x 105 x 1 7/8 in. overallCollection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1991



Ellsworth Kelly American, b. 1923Black Curve 1962oil on canvas42 1/8 x 34 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterDonated by Mr. and Mrs. Edmond R. Ruben, 1995



Sol LeWitt American, b. 1928X with Columns 1996cinder block, concrete14 x 26 x 26 ft. (168 x 312 x 312 in.)Collection Walker Art CenterPartial gift of the artist with funds provided by theJudy and Kenneth Dayton Garden Fund; materialsprovided by Anchor Block Company, 1996



Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997Artist’s Studio No. 1 (Look Mickey) 1973oil, acrylic on canvas96 1/8 x 128 1/8 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of Judy and Kenneth Dayton andthe T. B. Walker Foundation, 1981



Jacques Lipchitz French, 1891–1973Prometheus Strangling the Vulture II 1944/1953bronze91 3/4 x 90 x 57 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, 1956



Stanton Macdonald-Wright American, 1890–1973Synchromy in Green and Orange 1916oil on canvas34 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, Hudson D. Walker Collection,1953



Franz Marc German, 1880–1916Die grossen blauen Pferde (The Large Blue Horses) 1911oil on canvas41 5/8 x 71 5/16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, Gilbert M. Walker Fund, 1942



Georgia O’Keeffe American, 1887–1986Lake George Barns 1926oil on canvas21 3/16 x 32 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, 1954



Claes Oldenburg American, b. Sweden 1929Shoestring Potatoes Spilling from a Bag 1966canvas, kapok, glue, acrylic108 x 46 x 42 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, 1966



Gabriel Orozco Mexican, b. 1962Piedra que cede (Yielding Stone) 1992plasticine, debris14 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 16 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1996



Nam June Paik Korean-American, b. 1932TV Cello 1971video tubes, TV chassis, plexiglass boxes, electronics, wiring, wood base, fan, stool,photographdimensions variableFormerly the collection of Otto Piene and Elizabeth Goldring, MassachusettsCollection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1992



Jack Pierson American, b. 1960Beauty 1995metal, plastic, neon tubing, wood, paint20 x 133 x 5 1/4 in.Collection Walker Art CenterClinton and Della Walker Acquisition Fund and Justin Smith Purchase Fund, 1995



Adrian Piper American, b. 1948The Mythic Being; I/You (Her) 1974 (detail)black-and-white photograph, ink10 images; 8 x 5 in. eachCollection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1999



Sigmar Polke German, b. 1941Frau Herbst und ihre zwei Töchter(Mrs. Autumn and Her Two Daughters) 1991artificial resin, acrylic on synthetic fabric118 x 196 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of Ann and Barrie Birks, Joan and Gary Capen, Judy and Kenneth Dayton, Joanneand Philip Von Blon, Penny and Mike Winton, with additional funds from the T. B.Walker Acquisition Fund, 1991



Charles Ray American, b. 1953Unpainted Sculpture 1997fiberglass, paint60 x 78 x 171 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of Bruce and Martha Atwater, Ann and Barrie Birks, Dolly Fiterman, Erwin andMiriam Kelen, Larry Perlman and Linda Peterson Perlman, Harriet and Edson Spencerwith additional funds from the T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1998



Mark Rothko American, 1903–1970untitled 1953oil on canvas93 7/8 x 48 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986



George Segal American, 1924–2000The Diner 1964–1966plaster, wood, chrome, laminated plastic, Masonite, fluorescent lamp, glass, paper93 3/4 x 144 1/4 x 96 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, 1966



Kazuo Shiraga Japanese, b. 1924Untitled 1959oil on canvas70 7/8 x 110 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1998



John Sloan American, 1871–1951South Beach Bathers 1907–1908oil on canvas31 13/16 x 36 x 1 1/4 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of the T. B. Walker Foundation, Gilbert M. Walker Fund, 1948



Jana Sterbak Canadian, b. Czechoslovakia 1955Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic 1987mannequin, flank steak, salt, thread, color photograph on paperdimensions of mannequin: 62 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1993



Paul Thek American, 1933–1988Hippopotamus from Technological Reliquaries 1965beeswax, plexiglass, metal11 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1994



Kara Walker American, b. 1969Endless Conundrum, An African Anonymous Adventuress 2001paint on wall; exhibition copy of paper original180 x 420 in.Collection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2002



Andy Warhol American, 1928–198716 Jackies 1964acrylic, enamel on canvas80 3/8 x 64 3/8 in.Collection Walker Art CenterArt Center Acquisition Fund, 1968©2002 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS



Andy Warhol American, 1928–1987untitled [Green Pea] from Campbell’s Soup I 1969screenprint on paper35 x 23 in.Collection Walker Art CenterGift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Johnson, 1993©2002 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS



Lawrence Weiner American, b. 1942Bits & Pieces Put Together to Present a Semblanceof a Whole 1991anodized aluminumdimensions vary with installationCollection Walker Art CenterT. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1993

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