It would be better than anything in the Modern side of that museum.
I vividly remember a painting from my childhood of black on black. Now I’d say let’s examine it for textures. Then I just thought they were crazy. Most of the modern stuff I’d agree with you. But I do remember a few that blew me away. My mother and I both studied in Lorado Taft’s studio in Chicago, grandmother studied WITH Taft, so I’m very partial to their Taft sculptures. Basically turn of the last century.