Alice Neel: People Come First at the de Young Museum, San Francisco

This ambitious survey (which takes place in San Francisco 12 March–10 July 2022) was previously on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 2021, and the Guggenheim Bilbao  (17 September 2021–6 February 2022). 

 

The exhibition was named Apollo's 2021 exhibition of the year read more here

 

Reviewing the exhibition in the New York Times, Roberta Smith commented, 'Neel’s greatness lies in the different levels of realism she combines in her art. They include social and economic inequities; the body’s deterioration through time; and the complex interior lives of her subjects.' Read the review here

 

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Image: Alice Neel, Geoffrey Hendricks and Brian, 1978

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March 11 2022