The Face in the Moon

Louise Nevelson (1899–1988), an artist best known for her monochromatic wooden sculptures, produced a distinctive body of works on paper over the course of her long career. Interested in the physical constraints of objects, Nevelson sought to transform the materials that she used and the subjects that she depicted. She believed that art could reorient one’s relationship to the built and natural world, challenging us to see our environments differently through her work.

Drawn entirely from the Whitney’s collection, The Face in the Moon: Drawings and Prints by Louise Nevelson follows her work in drawing, printing, and collage, from her early focus on the human body through her progression into abstraction.

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