Curatorial Narrative The anonymous artist’s “Gershwin by Gershwin, Invisible Musician” occupies an ambiguous position within the modernist tradition. Created in a period when the boundaries between high and low culture were becoming increasingly fluid, this work defies clear categorization. The minimalist style is characteristic of late 20th-century abstraction, yet its soft brushwork and subtle palette suggest a more nuanced approach to color theory. In its architectural subject matter, “Gershwin” recalls the influence of urban landscape painting on modernist artists. However, rather than documenting actual structures, this work distills the essence of built form into abstracted forms and lines. On an enlarged scale, 44×69 inches, the palette’s interplay between blue, white, and red takes on a more dynamic quality, as if refracting light through glass. The chromatic structure assumes a life of its own, creating an atmospheric wei