by Sandy | Jun 16, 2019 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“The
MFAH is the only venue for this major survey that brings together more than 50
masterworks by one of the most iconic artists in the history of Western art. Vincent
van Gogh: His Life in Art follows Van Gogh (1853–1890) through four key stages
of his career, from early sketches to final paintings.”
Vincent
van Gogh: His Life in Art ~ Through June
27, 2019
Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX
(Image: Vincent van Gogh, Tarascon Stagecoach, 1888, oil on canvas)
by Sandy | Apr 1, 2019 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
If you missed it
when it was at MoMA / NYC, LACMA (Los
Angeles County Museum of Art) is presenting
this important Charles White (1918-1979) exhibit from Feb 17 thru June 9, 2019.
“The
exhibition includes approximately 100 drawings and prints along with
lesser-known oil paintings. A superb draftsman, White focused on images of both
historical and contemporary African Americans, depicted in ideal portraits and
everyday scenes. He extolled their dignity, humanity, and heroism in the face
of the country’s long history of racial injustice and encouraged his viewers
and fellow artists of color to project their own self-worth.”
“Charles White: A Retrospective” * 2/17/19 – 6/9/19
LACMA/
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
FYI: Charles White and the Contemporary (March 6–August 25, 2018) will be presented at the California African American Museum
by Sandy | Mar 25, 2019 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power shines light on a broad spectrum of Black artistic practice from 1963 to 1983, one of the most politically, socially, and aesthetically revolutionary periods in American history. “
“Black
artists across the country worked in communities, in collectives, and
individually to create a range of art responsive to the moment—including
figurative and abstract painting, prints, and photography; assemblage and
sculpture; and performance.
This
exhibition brings together for the first time the excitingly disparate
practices of more than sixty Black artists from this important moment, offering
an unparalleled opportunity to see their extraordinary works side by side.”
(Image: Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free, 1972 – Carolyn Mims Lawrence)
by Sandy | Mar 15, 2019 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
“Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s unique and
immediately recognizable style was an integral part of her identity. Kahlo (1907
– 1954) came to define herself through her ethnicity, disability, and politics,
all of which were at the heart of her work.”
“Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be
Deceiving is the largest
U.S. exhibition in ten years devoted to the iconic painter and the first in the
United States to display a collection of her clothing and other personal
possessions…”
Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving
Until
May 12, 2019
Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
by Sandy | Jan 29, 2019 | Art, Blogroll, Museums
“From Pop Art and psychedelia to the civil rights and anti-war movements, the 1960s was a decade of liberation—and of great loss. See how designers, artists, and architects responded to the tumultuous period that still looms large in the American imagination. Highlights include the Museum’s surprising collection of vintage rock ‘n’ roll posters and a series of powerful images of Martin Luther King Jr.”
Design in Revolution: A 1960s Odyssey
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
(image: “Bob Dylan” Poster, 1966, Milton Glaser)
FYI: There is also a list of 60’s musical gems (Beatles, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendryx to set the mood) Scroll down on the web page, click and listen – Fun
by Sandy | Jan 20, 2019 | Art, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums
The Whitney has a new exhibit “Andy Warhol— From A to B and Back Again”.
“The show illuminates the breadth, depth, and inter connectedness of the artist’s production: from his beginnings as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s, to his iconic Pop masterpieces of the early 1960s, to the experimental work in film and other mediums from the 1960s and 70s, to his innovative use of ready made abstraction and the painterly sublime in the 1980s. His repetitions, distortions, camouflaging, incongruous color, and recycling of his own imagery challenge our faith in images and the value of cultural icons, anticipating the profound effects and issues of the current digital age.“
“Andy Warhol— From A to B and Back Again”
Until Mar 31, 2019
Whitney Museum of American Art
