Contemporary Museum Without Walls

  Andre Malraux Inspired by the 80th anniversary of the publication of Malraux's "Museum Without Walls", I am beginning to assemble my own virtual art collection -   with a few significant differences.  *Mine is strictly contemporary so... * it does not rely on a list of iconic masters *Very few choices can be found in any museum at all (museums of contemporary art prefer concept to aesthetic) *Current technology allows for all-color reproductions *No limit to available space  *Commentary is personal and casual with no claim on authority. *Will be updated almost daily until mind goes dark and fingers go numb. The only criteria for selection is: Do I want to keep on seeing this? ( so some things may get deaccessioned) Have not yet sifted through the thousands of images I’ve posted elsewhere, and may never do so. Life is short. I’d rather keep on searching for something new The most recent are at the end. Every painting is a unique adventure so some artists may be...

  Cyndi Lewis Nina Rizzo’s,  Annie O, 2021 Sarah Boyts Yoder, Squid Pink,  30 x 22, oil, gouache, collage on paper David Pearce, Far end  of the orchard, 30 x 32, mixed media on panel Samia Halaby (b. Jerusalem, 1936), still from the video "Constructivist" 1987 Samia Halaby, Prancing in the Vineyard, 1982, media on paper Samia Halaby, Abstract Painting # 276, 26 x 23, 1973 Samia Halaby, Mediterranean#279,   1975, 48 x 66 Samia Halaby, Our Beautiful Land of Palestine Stolen in the Night of History, 2016 (Guess I can never see enough of her) Vidvuds Zviedris, Manto Zviedris, Hekate Zviedris, Scylla Zviedris, Daphne Strauss Bourque-LaFrance Lisa Corrine Davis,  Episodic Calculation, 2024 Leslie Baum, watercolor, plein air, 10 x 7 Marisol Cervantes,  48 x 60 Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, 2025 Confused but not E.C. Is my Name,  63 x 59” Some paint sloshing is more compelling than others. Ellen Divine Dodd,  36 x 36 Enjoyable whimsy that contrasts wel...