185K views · 2.2K shares | Philip Guston in his Woodstock studio,...

Philip Guston believed it was the artist's responsibility to bear witness to ‘the brutality of the world‘. Consistently changing and reinventing, he sought to make work that embodies life’s complexities, its beauty, absurdity, humour and suffering. In this short film, exhibition curators Michael Wellen and Michael Raymond, conservator Anna Cooper and Guston's daughter, Musa Mayer, recount the story of Guston's life and career, as well as his restless urge to challenge himself creatively. See Gus

Step inside the mind of Philip Guston. 🔍 Guston’s art is not for the faint of heart. But even in its darkest moments, his work is a sobering reminder of the many chapters of American history that are often overlooked. See for yourself.👇 Join us on a two-minute tour of “Philip Guston Now,” on view in our East Building through August 27. | National Gallery of Art