What is the cause of dark spots that sometimes appear on the paper of drawings and paintings? Reddish-brown spots are known as "foxing", caused by mold or the deterioration of the metallic impurities left in the paper from the manufacturing process. Other colors of spots may be one of many types of mold damage. Mold spores are everywhere in the environment, and mold thrives on cellulosic materials, especially in conditions of high humidity (above 65% of relative humidity). Keeping artworks out of high humidity areas like bathrooms or exterior walls, can help reduce the development of such stains. If I have a work of art on paper that appears to not be flat, should I be concerned? Paper is hygroscopic, reacting to changes in climate by expanding when exhibit panels and fine art it is humid and contracting when it is dry. a gentle undulation in the paper called "cockling" occurs under these conditions, especially with larger works. this may impair the work aesthetically as well as cause mediums such as gouache to crack or flake art as it is unable to expand and contract index and horses in fine art as the paper itself does.

innocence and experience art deals principally with the shift in recent decades from a positive, hopeful vision of childhood’s purity and power to a counter-imagery of youth threatened or corrupted. the gallery exhibition includes index works by diane arbus, robert gober, mona hatoum, and mike kelley. an accompanying film and video exhibition includes films and videos by stan fine brakhage, joseph cornell, sadie art benning, louis malle, satyajit ray, and arturo ripstein. index matter investigates the new role of materials in fine arts and design, as well as its force in inspiring and guiding the creative process, by considering and connecting several distinct creative fields. works by joseph beuys, robert morris, gaetano pesce, mona hatoum, eva hesse, fine designers hella jongerius and tom dixon, and photographer vik muniz are shown.

one thing after another explores the relationship of printmaking to the proliferation of serial imagery in the contemporary period. classic serial print projects from pop art and minimalism are juxtaposed with works from 1980s and 1990s. artists included range from andy warhol, roy lichtenstein, ellsworth kelly, and brice marden to rosemarie trockel, john armleder, yukinori yanagi, and anish kapoor. pop art and after juxtaposes major works index of the 1960s by american and european artists, which focus on mass media and the iconography of consumer culture, with works by younger creators of the 1980s and 1990s that extend and twist the stylistic and social concerns of pop art. artists included range from andy warhol, claes oldenburg, and roy lichtenstein to jeff koons, david hammons, and damien hirst.