Robert Longo's Ferguson Police Charcoal Diptych Featured in 2015 Exhibition

Robert Longo created a charcoal diptych titled "Untitled (Ferguson Police, August 13, 2014)" in 2014. The work measures 88 by 122 by 4 1/8 inches and uses charcoal on mounted paper. This artwork was featured in an exhibition at the Broad Museum, as documented by artcritical on November 3, 2015. Maddie Phinney reviewed the exhibition for artcritical, highlighting Longo's powerful response to the Ferguson protests. The diptych captures a specific moment from August 13, 2014, during the police response to protests in Ferguson. Longo's monumental charcoal technique transforms contemporary news imagery into enduring artistic statements. The Broad Museum presented this work as part of its contemporary programming.