When: closing April 1, 2018
Oh brother, why must the least appealing exhibits at the National Gallery of Art be housed at the very top of the building? It's a slog up all those steps, and at the end, you've got Anne Truitt. I expected to dis-like this show, and I was not disappointed.
Her art consists of columns that she paints. Sometimes, it's two colors, but mostly just one. That's it. I call this "painting the living room" art; it's not really art, just painting something. She's referred to as a minimalist, but minimalism would be a veritable cornucopia of clutter compared to this.
There's a video of an interview with her playing in the second room, and she says at one point that "it takes 50 years for an idea to float across." Perhaps she should have waited a little longer.
Verdict: So not worth the trip.
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