by Sandy | Dec 4, 2017 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“In honor of the centennial of the birth of Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), Their Own Harlems examines the ways in which the urban landscape has influenced Lawrence’s artistic practice, as well as that of other artists.
He thought of Harlem in a broad sense, acknowledging the powerful and positive experiences people of African descent across the country could find in “their own Harlems.”
The exhibit also features the work of over fifteen artists including Dawoud Bey, Jacob Lawrence, Julie Mehretu, Wardell Milan, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.”
“Their Own Harlems” – Until Jan 7, 2018
The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street, NYC
(Image: Breakfast East Harlem, 2010, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye )
by Sandy | Nov 27, 2017 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Exhibits, Museums
“On the 100th anniversary of the artist’s birth, Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect examines the American master’s 75-year career.” The Seattle Museum of Art / SAM offers “his first major retrospective since the artist’s death challenges long-held critical notions of Wyeth as a realist and offers unexpected perspectives on his art, legacy, and influences.”
Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect
Until January 15, 2018
Seattle Art Museum – SAM
1300 First Avenue, Seattle, WA
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by Sandy | Oct 2, 2017 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits
The Dallas Museum of Art offers the exhibit, Multiple Selves: Portraits in Print from Rembrandt to Rivera, which “examines how the artist views him or herself as the subject of a work of art…it features artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Diego Rivera, and Piet Mondrian…The works on view span from the 17th century through the 20th century…”
Multiple Selves: Portraits in Print from Rembrandt to Rivera
Dallas Museum of Art until November 5, 2017
1717 North Harwood Dallas, Texas
(Image: Kathe Schmidt Kollwitz, Self-portrait 1927)
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by Sandy | Sep 29, 2017 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Present Tense: Arts of Contemporary Africa”
“This presentation focuses on the art of the present day, including works by nine artists with wide-ranging approaches to “art-making” as well as equally varied subject matter and sources of inspiration. Artists include: Olu Amoda, Owusu Ankomah, Viyé Diba, Etiyé Dimma Poulsen, Lalla Essaydi, Atta Kwami, Nnenna Okore, Yinka Shonibare and Sue Williamson. Together, they provide a window into the ongoing artistic creativity of this dynamic continent…”
“Present Tense: Arts of Contemporary Africa”
The Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
(Image: Atta Kwame, “Dzedodo” (Conversation), 1956)
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by Sandy | Sep 5, 2017 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
Edvard Munch, (1863–1944), painted more than just “The Scream”. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will have 45 of his other pieces on display, including Between the Clock and the Bed, a self portrait. He “was among the most celebrated and controversial artists of his generation. But, as he confessed in 1939, his true breakthrough came very late in life… these profoundly human and technically daring artworks reveal Munch as a tireless innovator and an artist as revolutionary in his maturity as he was in his breakthrough years.”
“Between the Clock and the Bed”
Until October 9, 2017
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
(Image: Self Portrait, 1940, “Between the Clock and the Bed”)
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by Sandy | Jul 10, 2017 | Blogroll, Books, Culture, Education, Events, Exhibits
On Saturday, 7/15/17, there will be spoken word events, over 200 exhibit booths, music, panel discussions and children’s activities will be on hand at the Harlem Book Fair. It’s a great way to spend a Saturday in the city.
“The vision of the Harlem Book Fair is to partner with local
and national leadership organizations under the banner of literacy
awareness, affirming HBF as the nation’s largest African American
literary event celebrating family literacy, community empowerment,
and community cooperation. “
19th Annual Harlem Book Fair
Saturday, July 15, 2017 – 10 AM – 6 PM
SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE
515 Lenox Avenue, West 135th Street,, NYC
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