by Sandy | Dec 11, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Galleries, Museums
For the 400th anniversary of his death, the Met presents the work of the Spanish renaissance painter and sculptor El Greco. 
“The Metropolitan Museum and the Hispanic Society of America are pooling their collections of the work of this great painter to provide a panorama of his art unrivaled outside the Museo del Prado in Madrid.”
“El Greco in New York” – Until February 1, 2015
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
BTW/FYI: “El Greco, born Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541 – 1614), was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. “El Greco” (The Greek) was a nickname…a reference to his national Greek origin” (per WikiPedia)
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by Sandy | Dec 8, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
The Studio Museum in Harlem’s “Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art“ explores the ways contemporary artists use Ebony and Jet as a resource and as inspiration in their practices. “
“…Speaking of People features over thirty works by a multi-generational, interdisciplinary group of sixteen artists… includes photography, painting, sculpture and sound works that will occupy the Studio Museum’s Main galleries and Project Space. Artists in the exhibition: Noel Anderson, Jeremy Okai Davis, Godfried Donkor, Ellen Gallagher, Theaster Gates, Lyle Ashton Harris, David Hartt, Leslie Hewitt, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Ayanah Moor, Lorna Simpson, Martine Syms, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas and Purvis Young.”
“Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art”
Until March 8, 2015
The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street, NYC
(Image: “Hare”, Ellen Gallagher, 2013 -Ink, watercolor, oil, pencil and cut paper on paper)
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by Sandy | Nov 5, 2014 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Museum of Modern Art has a current exhibition of prints and posters from 19th century artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901).
“A cultural nexus, he connected artists, performers, authors, intellectuals, and society figures of his day, creating a bridge between the brothels and society salons of the moment. His work allows entry into many facets of Parisian life, from politics to visual culture and the rise of popular entertainment in the form of cabarets and café-concerts. This exhibition, drawn almost exclusively from The Museum of Modern Art’s stellar collection of posters, lithographs, printed ephemera, and illustrated books, is the first MoMA exhibition in 30 years dedicated solely to Lautrec, and features over 100 examples of the best-known works created during the apex of his career.“
“The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters”
Until March 22, 2015
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street, New York, NY
(Image: Jane Avril, 1899, Toulouse-Lautrec, Lithograph)
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by Sandy | Nov 2, 2014 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Museums
“In 2009, Pérez Art Museum Miami (then Miami Art Museum) was one of 50 institutions in 50 states to receive a gift of 50 objects from the legendary collection of Herbert and Dorothy Vogel. The Vogels began purchasing art in the 1960s in New York, where they were among the first collectors to focus on Conceptual, Minimalist, and Post-Minimalist tendencies. Despite their modest means—Mrs. Vogel was a librarian and Mr. Vogel a post office worker—the couple amassed over 4,000 important works, developing strong personal relationships with artists such as Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Pat Steir and Richard Tuttle. This exhibition showcases this extraordinary couple’s generous donation, while providing a glimpse of their unique sensitivity to experimental artistic production.”
“To Herb and Dorothy: Celebrating the Vogel Gift”
Until November 16, 2014
PAMM / Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd.
FYI: There is an entertaining documentary called “Herb & Dorothy”. It was part of the PBS “Independent Lens” in 2009. We are given some idea why & how 4,000 pieces of art were collected and stored in the couple’s small 1 bedroom apartment in NYC. It’s on DVD.
(Image: Daryl Trivieri, The Head Trip, 1985)
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by Sandy | Oct 29, 2014 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Galleries, Museums
“Egon Schiele (1890-1918) is considered one of the twentieth century’s most important artists. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele is celebrated for his singular style of draftsmanship, unusual use of color, and physically raw, often sexually provocative depictions of his sitters. Schiele’s expressive style and controversial subject matter played an important role in the advancement of modernism in Europe.“ This is the first exhibition, approximately 125 paintings, drawings, at an American museum to focus exclusively on portraiture in Schiele’s work.
“Egon Schiele: Portraits” – Until January 19, 2015
Neue Galerie Museum for German and Austrian Art
104 E 86th St, at 5th Ave, NYC
(Image: Self Portrait, 1910)
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by Sandy | Sep 25, 2014 | Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
This American artist’s work will be all over the Whitney Museum as the building is filled with “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective” until October 19.
“Examining the breadth and depth of thirty-five years of work by Jeff Koons (b. 1955), one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 20th century, this highly anticipated volume features all of his most famous pieces.
Also included are preparatory sketches and plans for sculptures and paintings as well as installation photographs that shed light on Koons’s artistic process and trace the development of his work throughout his landmark career.“
Jeff Koons: A Retrospective
Until October 19, 2014
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, NYC
(Image: “Michael Jackson and Bubbles”, 1988)
