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Culture Desk: Pop Nativity Still Intrigues

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

On this week's Culture Desk, Brooks Museum curator Marina Pacini offers the inside story on a colorful artwork called "The Family" that still raises eyebrows -- a Pop Art Nativity by the famed sculptor Marisol. The box-like figures, complete with neon halos, have been a conversation-generating part of the permanent collection since 1969.

About this art work:

Marisol

American (b. Paris), b. 1930

The Family, 1969

Mixed media: Wood, plastic, neon, glass

Commissioned for Brooks Memorial Art Gallery through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and matching funds from the Memphis Arts Council, Brooks Fine Arts Foundation and Brooks Art Gallery League

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Reporting from the gates of Graceland to the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, Christopher has covered Memphis news, arts, culture and politics for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He is currently WKNO's News Director and Senior Producer at the University of Memphis' Institute for Public Service Reporting. Join his conversations about the Memphis arts scene on the WKNO Culture Desk Facebook page.