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The Artist Project: Barbara Bloom

Feb 29, 2016 3 MINUTES
"This actually is a depiction of something that we don't know, that's right there all the time."

Barbara Bloom reflects on Vilhelm Hammershøi's "Moonlight, Strandgade 30" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Barbara Bloom, born in 1951, is a conceptual artist who works in a variety of mediums, but is best known for her installation work.

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Barbara Bloom (American, born 1951)

Greed, 1988

Mixed media; 40 × 28 in. (101.6 × 71.1 cm). International Center of Photography, Gift of James and Deborah Kern, 2001 (8.2001) © Barbara Bloom

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