Podcasts Culture The Way I See It Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall

Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall

Published: Oct. 31, 2019, 10:45 p.m.

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Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art\'s collection, whilst exploring what it really means \\u201cto see\\u201d art.

Today\'s edition features American operatic soprano, Renee Fleming. Winner of the National Medal of Arts and Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal winner, she is the only classical singer ever to have performed the U.S. National Anthem at the Super Bowl. Renee has chosen Ellsworth Kelly\\u2019s 1951 work, Colors for a Large Wall - a collage of painted, multi-coloured squares. What is it about this work that hits Renee Fleming\'s high notes?

Producer: Paul Kobrak

Main Image: Ellsworth Kelly, Colors for a Large Wall, 1951. Oil on canvas, sixty-four panels, 7\' 10 1/2" x 7\' 10 1/2" (240 x 240 cm). Gift of the artist, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1067.1969.a-b. \\xa9 2019 Ellsworth Kelly

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