by Sandy | Dec 23, 2016 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents: Max Beckmann in New York
“This exhibition puts a spotlight on artist Max Beckmann’s, (1884–1950), special connection with New York City, featuring 14 paintings that he created while living in New York from 1949 to 1950, as well as 25 earlier works from New York collections. The exhibition assembles several groups of iconic works, including self-portraits; mythical, expressionist interiors; robust, colorful portraits of women and performers; landscapes; and triptychs.”
Max Beckmann in New York
Until February 20, 2017
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
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by Sandy | Dec 12, 2016 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Every three years artists from across the country are invited to investigate the art of portrayal. This competition and resulting exhibition “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today” will showcase excellence and innovation with a strong focus on the variety of portrait media used by artists today.”
The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today
Until January 8, 2017
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
8th St NW & F St NW, Washington, DC
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by Sandy | Nov 17, 2016 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“The greatest French follower of Caravaggio (1571–1610), Valentin de Boulogne (1591–1632) was also one of the outstanding artists in 17th-century Europe.” This exhibition brings together 45 of his paintings.
“Although he is not well known to the general public, Valentin has long been admired by those with a passion for Caravaggesque painting. His work was a reference point for the great realists of the 19th century, from Courbet to Manet, and his startlingly vibrant staging of dramatic events and the deep humanity of his figures, who seem touched by a pervasive melancholy, make his work unforgettable.”
Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Caravaggio
Until January 16, 2017
The Metropolitan Museum of Art 5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
(Image: “Saint John the Baptist”, ca. 1613–14, Oil on canvas Valentin de Boulogne, French)
BTW – Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio’s work, is often described as “Baroque”. Ok. I just describe him as vibrant, passionate, fierce. One of my favorites.
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by Sandy | Oct 2, 2016 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
London Calling: Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach, and Kitaj is a presentation at the Getty Center in Los Angeles that “ highlights the work of six of the leading artists who revolutionized and reinvigorated figurative painting in the later 20th century”… the artists of the “School of London” rejected contemporary art’s preoccupation with abstraction and conceptualism in favor of the human figure and everyday landscape.”
London Calling: Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach, and Kitaj
Until November 13, 2016
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Getty Center Drive and Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
(Image: Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne, 1966, Francis Bacon, oil on canvas)
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by Sandy | Sep 22, 2016 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“P.S. Art is an annual celebration of achievement in the arts in New York City public schools. This juried exhibition of the work of talented young artists showcases the creativity of 90 prekindergarten through grade 12 students from all five boroughs and includes paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, mixed-media works, collages, and drawings. Each piece demonstrates personal expression, imaginative use of media, the results of close observation, and an understanding of artistic processes.”
P.S. Art 2016: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of New York City Kids
Until October 23, 2016
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
( Image: Cyra Cupid (Age 16, Grade 11). Faces of Youth, 2016. Acrylic on canvas)
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