Slow Looking: Willem de Kooning's "Saturday Night"

Join Museum educator Meredith Lehman for a 5-minute slow look at Willem de Kooning's 1956 painting "Saturday Night." Immerse yourself in the colors and movement of the artwork and enjoy a moment of quiet, still attention.
To read John J. Curley's Spotlight essay on the painting, referenced in the video, go to the Kemper Art Museum's website, here: www.kemperartm...

[@dorfmanjones]

It's just not a strong de Kooning. Good de Koonings hug the picture plane almost like a Mondrian. (think 'Excavation, 1950'). But here, in 'Saturday Night' the different quadrilaterals superimpose on each other step by step as your eye proceeds upward . That's why the near-shapes on the bottom seem closer than those towards the top. This is what would happen in a representational painting. There's a lot of juicy detail but with all the interruptions, they don't get it over the top.

[@tigerphid9677]

I've always been fascinated by the fact that de Kooning was famous for abstraction, yet his Woman paintings are some of the best known.

[@myla6135]

Too many words. A few more longer silences would have suited me better.

[@catherinegellie8107]

Very ineresting . Thank you so much….

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9-10 faces

[@stephengreico2810]

Superb

[@francoismennes4891]

Not my cup of tea

[@kimmy-sp1dq]

Specially do not drink

[@challengerband]

Please do more of these!

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