How a single painting reveals the unseen layers of our everyday lives
In short: Conceptual artist Barbara Bloom examines Vilhelm Hammershøi's 'Moonlight, Strandgade 30' to explore how art can depict the mysterious elements of reality that exist right before our eyes.
In this episode of The Artist Project, Barbara Bloom, a conceptual artist born in 1951, responds to a work within The Met's collection. Bloom, who is primarily recognized for her installation work, uses Vilhelm Hammershøi's painting to reflect on the nature of things that are present yet remain unknown to us.
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