by Sandy | Apr 6, 2016 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Vincent van Gogh’s bedroom in Arles is arguably the most famous chambre in the history of art. It also held special significance for the artist, who created three distinct paintings of this intimate space from 1888 to 1889. This exhibition—presented only at the Art Institute of Chicago—brings together all three versions of The Bedroom for the first time in North America, offering a pioneering and in-depth study of their making and meaning to Van Gogh in his relentless quest for home.”
“Van Gogh’s Bedrooms”
Through May 10, 2016
AIC / The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Il
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by Sandy | Apr 4, 2016 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Dancers, Exhibits, Museums
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, 1834–1917 “is best known as a painter and chronicler of the ballet, yet his work as a printmaker reveals the true extent of his restless experimentation. In the mid-1870s, Degas was introduced to the monotype process—drawing in ink on a metal plate that was then run through a press, typically resulting in a single print. Captivated by the monotype’s potential, he immersed in the technique with enormous enthusiasm, taking the medium to radical ends.“
“The exhibition includes approximately 120 rarely seen monotypes—along with some 50 related paintings, drawings, pastels, sketchbooks, and prints—that show Degas at his most modern, capturing the spirit of urban life…”
“Edgar Degas: A Strange New Beauty” Until July 24, 2016
The Museum of Modern Art / MoMA
11 West 53 Street, New York, NY
Image: “Three Ballet Dancers (Trois danseuses)”, 1878–80, Degas
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by Sandy | Mar 28, 2016 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents “Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis (1909-1979), the first comprehensive museum overview of this influential artist, who explored multiple styles and whose extraordinary work spanned several decades of the 20th century. Norman Lewis was a pivotal figure in American art, a participant in the Harlem art community, an innovative contributor to Abstract Expressionism, and a politically-conscious activist. Bringing together works from major international public and private collections”
“It includes approximately 90 paintings and works on paper dating from the early 1930s through the late 1970s, as well as archival materials from the artist’s estate. The exhibition highlights the diverse visual apparatus Lewis explored in parallel groups of works over the course of his career.”
“Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis” Until April 03, 2016
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine the Arts / PAFA
118-128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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by Sandy | Mar 20, 2016 | Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
At the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: “The Cradle”, John Biggers
“Statements: African American Art from the Museum’s Collection is the latest in a series of focused installations highlighting unique areas of strength in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Featuring artists who have shaped the course of American art across eight decades, Statements brings together more than 40 works in a wide range of media, from Richmond Barthé’s iconic Feral Benga of 1935 to Mark Bradford’s Circa 1992, created in 2015.”
Some of the artists included in the exhibit: John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, Melvin Edwards, Loretta Pettway Louise Ozell Martin, Gordon Parks, Ernest C. Withers Mequitta Ahuja, Nick Cave, Glenn Ligon, and Kara Walker.
“Statements: African American Art”
Until April 24, 2016
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX
(Image: The Cradle, John Biggers, 1950, Conté crayon on paper board)
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by Sandy | Feb 14, 2016 | Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Museums, Photograhy
The Art Institute of Chicago showcases the work of: “Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946) tirelessly promoted photography as a fine art. Through his own photographic work over the course of a half-century, the photographic journals he edited and published, and the New York galleries at which he organized exhibitions of photographs, paintings, and sculpture, Stieglitz showed photography to be an integral part of modern art in America. In a search for artistic ancestors, he looked intently at photography of the 19th century, most notably that of Julia Margaret Cameron and the Scottish duo David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson. Their work resonated for Pictorialism, a movement that valued painterly, handcrafted images, and these earlier photographs were exhibited and reprinted for new audiences.“
“Alfred Stieglitz and the 19th Century”
Until March. 27, 2016
The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
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by Sandy | Jan 11, 2016 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Frank Stella (b. 1936) is one of the most important living American artists. This retrospective is the most comprehensive presentation of Stella’s career to date, showcasing his prolific output from the mid-1950s to the present through approximately 100 works, including paintings, reliefs, maquettes, sculptures, and drawings.”
Frank Stella: A Retrospective – Until February 7, 2016
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street, NYC
Image: “The Whiteness of the Whale” – Frank Stella (b.1936)
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