As we say farewell to Clifford Ross: Sightlines, we share some of the #PMASightlines visitor selfies posted online during the run of the exhibition and how the PMA has taken steps to promote sustainability. Thank you to our partners at Evergreen Credit Union for supporting sustainability efforts at the PMA by donating $10 to our sustainability initiative for every tagged post.
Read MoreThick froth at a wave’s lip dissembles into airborne droplets, each one bizarrely crisp; heavy, cascading walls of water appear as though carved with ridges, flash-frozen in place. They’re so real as to be unreal, which, I think is the point.
Read MoreWe can’t help but wonder what happened the second after Ross snapped these images. Was he engulfed by the waves? Knocked down and pulled into the violent surf?. . . All this points to the extraordinarily visceral quality of these wave images.
Read MoreThe museum is hosting three exhibitions that directly reflect their subjects: Clifford Ross: Sightlines, Walker Evans American Photographs and Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes,… But the brilliance of all this work is that it allows the viewer room for interpretation. There is no mistaking what these images are. What they mean is the mystery and reward of experiencing art in person.
Read MoreJessica May discusses Clifford Ross’ photograph: Hurricane LXVIII and how this artwork formed the backbone for an exhibition around Ross’ practice.
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