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The Artist Project: Robert Longo

Jun 22, 2015 3 MINUTES
"Great art poses questions, and the more questions it poses the better it is."

Artist Robert Longo reflects on Jackson Pollock's "Autumn Rhythm (Number 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
Robert Longo, born in 1953, is an American artist who works in a variety of mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, film, and photography.

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Robert Longo (American, born 1953)

Russian Bomb/Semipalatinsk, 2003

Charcoal on paper; 97 1/2 × 71 in. (247.7 × 180.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (2252.2005) © 2015 Robert Longo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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