Philip Guston

By Susan Davidson

National Gallery of Art, East Building

400 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565
Phone: 202.737.4215

Nearby Metro Stops:

Archives-Navy Memorial
Smithsonian

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Yes

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The East Building’s tower gallery, which features art since 1970, has a small exhibit of paintings and drawings by Philip Guston as well as a video about him. While some of Guston’s work is harsh—he often dwells on the horrors of his childhood—other paintings have a comic touch. He was influenced by expressionism, high-school buddy Jackson Pollock, and comic-book artist Robert Crumb. The Matisse cutouts that were in the tower have moved to the concourse.