by Sandy | Jul 29, 2009 | Art, Blogroll, Culture
32 pieces have been gathered for the Art Institute of Chicago‘s exhibit, “Beyond Golden Clouds”. It showcases the art of Japanese screen making from the 16th to 21st centuries.
Screens have covered, divided and beautified spaces in different cultures around the world. According to the museum catalog, “…the screen is the canvas upon which artists have historically realized their most expansive visions, which is why they are so often career-defining masterpieces.”
“Beyond Golden Clouds: Japanese Screens“ – until 9/27/09
AIC, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Images: 6 panel screen, 17th century and “Willow, Bridge and Waterwheel”, 1650 Hasegawa Soya
by Sandy | Jul 24, 2009 | Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits
“Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women’s Dress” will be on exhibit at the Museum of the American Indian in NYC through Sept. 2009.
“Bringing together a vast array of dresses and accessories from the Plains, Plateau, and Great Basin regions of the United States and Canada, “Identity by Design” highlights Native women’s identity through traditional dress and its contemporary evolution.” (museum catalog)
“Identity by Design” until 9/29/09
Museum of the American Indian – (212) 514-3700
George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green St, NYC
(Crow elk tooth cloth dress, ca. 1890. Montana. Red and green wool, imitation elk teeth (bone), seed beads, muslin, thread.)
by Sandy | Jul 14, 2009 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Events, Exhibits, Museums, Photograhy
“Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946 – 2004”
More than 200 photographs are included in this retrospective of Avedon’s work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Born in NYC 1923, he began work in 1944 at a department store, but quickly became the go-to photographer for magazines like Vogue, Look, Harper’s Bazaar, etc. Richard Avedon may be best known for his pictures of movie celebrities, rock stars and fashion magazine covers, but he was also involved with film and published several books.
“Richard Avedon: Photographs 1946 – 2004” – Until November, 2009
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
by Sandy | Jul 9, 2009 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Culture, Events, Exhibits
East:
11th Annual Harlem Book Fair & Arts Festival
This is the largest annual African American book fair and it’s free!
On Saturday 7/18/09, there will be 250 exhibit booths, 4 stages with music, story telling and activities for children.
Harlem Book Fair, July 18, 2009 – 11am to 6pm
Schomburg Center, West 135 Street, NYC
West:
The Los Angeles Black Book Expo 2009
This event celebrates its 5th year on 8/15/09. The day long program will feature authors, storytellers, spoken word contests and poetry performances. There will also be musicians, children’s events, panel discussions, editors, publishers, and more!
LABBX 2009
Saturday August 15, 2009 – 10 AM to 6 PM
Expo Center, 3980 Menlo Ave, Los Angeles, CA
by Sandy | Jul 4, 2009 | Art, Artist, Blogroll, Creativity, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
The California African American Museum, (CAAM), presents:
“Inside My Head: Intuitive Artists of African Descent”
The catalog describes “Inside My Head” as a “showcase for the work of 32 contemporary artists of African descent who have developed a mature style in an intuitive manner. The exhibition explores pure artistic creativity and validates the connection to ethnic-specific traditions and ways of doing.”
Using painting, jewelry, sculpture, dolls, collages, some of the artist’s themes include dreams, spirituality and transformation.
“Inside My Head” – Until September 27, 2009
California African American Museum –CAAM
600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA
Images: “Earth Mother”, 2007, Cola and “Poor Butterfly”, 1997, Madi Comfort
by Sandy | Jun 27, 2009 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Events, Exhibits, Museums
“Tutankhamun and The Golden Age of The Pharaohs”
King Tutankhamun has come back to San Francisco. First seen here in 1979, the boy king has returned to the de Young Museum in a brand new exhibit featuring 130 pieces – jewelry, statues, masks, gold objects and of course that famous golden sarcophagus.
“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will provide insight into the life of Tutankhamun and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305 BC). All of the treasures in the exhibition are more than 3,000 years old.”
Gorgeous!
Tutankhamun until March 2010
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
