by Sandy | Jul 19, 2018 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The San Francisco Musem of Modern Art treats us to over 70 pieces from Surrealist artist Rene Magritte, 1898 – 1967.
“This exhibition, the first to look exclusively at Magritte’s late career, examines his most important bodies of work from the 1940s through the 1960s, and shows how they marked a fundamental shift in painting from Modernism to our own time…the works reveal Magritte as an artist acutely attuned to the paradoxes at work within reality, and an enduring champion of the role of mystery in life and art. “
René Magritte: The Fifth Season
Until October 28, 2018
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
(Image: Rene Magritte – “L’heureux donateur” (The happy donor) 1966; Belgium)
by Sandy | Apr 12, 2018 | Artist, Blogroll, Exhibits
American artist Leon Golub (1922–2004) “occupies a singular position in the history of mid- to late 20th-century art. His devotion to the figure, his embrace of expressionism, his fusion of modern and classical sources, and his commitment to social justice distinguish his practice as an artist.
“The artist’s work has much to teach us in the 21st century, as does his belief in the ethical responsibility of artists.”
Leon Golub: Raw Nerve
The Met Breuer
Until May 27, 2018
(Image: Gigantomachy II, 1966)
by Sandy | Apr 5, 2018 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
There is a huge Jasper Johns exhibition at The Broad, a contemporary art museum in Los Angeles, until May 13, 2018. On display are more than “120 extraordinary paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings by one of America’s greatest artists.”
“One hopes for something resembling truth, some sense of life, even of grace, to flicker, at least, in the work” Jasper Johns, 2006
Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’
The Broad
221 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
(Image: Cicada II, 1981)
by Sandy | Feb 28, 2018 | Art, Artist, Exhibits, Galleries
Go see his latest work at the Larry Wilson Gallery in Phoenix, AZ.
Reception * March 2, 2018, 6 to 9PM
by Sandy | Feb 23, 2018 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Shockingly Mad: Henry Fuseli and the Art of Drawing:
“A witness to political revolutions and radical aesthetic shifts, Henry Fuseli (1741–1825) forged a pictorial sensibility of his own, characterized by anatomical, gestural, and psychological extremes. Bizarre, exaggerated, theatrical, and often melodramatic, his drawings embraced obscure literary and historical subjects intended to elicit profound emotional response.”
Shockingly Mad: Henry Fuseli and the Art of Drawing
Until April 1, 2018
AIC / The Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Il
(Image: Henry Fuseli. The Cave of Despair, c. 1769)
by Sandy | Jan 7, 2018 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
“This landmark exhibition examines the artistic exchanges among Johannes Vermeer and his contemporaries from the mid-1650s to around 1680, when they reached the height of their technical ability and mastery of genre painting, or depictions of daily life…the exhibition explores how these artists inspired, rivaled, surpassed, and pushed each other to greater artistic achievement.”
On view are paintings by Vermeer and others including Gerard ter Borch, Gerrit Dou, Pieter de Hooch, Gabriel Metsu, Frans van Mieris, Caspar Netscher, and Jan Steen.
Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
Until January 21, 2018
National Gallery of Art
Btw 4th Street and 9th Street on Constitution Avenue, NW, DC
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