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The Artist Project

The Artist Project: Robert Longo

Artist Robert Longo reflects on Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) in this episode of The Artist Project.
From March 2015 to June 2016, we invited 120 artists—local, national, and global—to choose individual works of art or galleries that sparked their imaginations. In this online series, artists reflect on what art is, what inspires them from across 5,000 years of art, and in so doing, they reveal the power of a museum and The Met.

"Great art poses questions, and the more questions it poses the better it is."

Artist Robert Longo reflects on Jackson Pollock's "Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Robert Longo, born in 1953, is an American artist who works in a variety of mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, film, and photography.

Robert Longo (American, born 1953)

Russian Bomb/Semipalatinsk, 2003

Charcoal on paper; 97 1/2 × 71 in. (247.7 × 180.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (2252.2005) © 2015 Robert Longo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), Jackson Pollock American, Enamel on canvas
Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)
Jackson Pollock
1950