Bob’s New Show!
Go see his latest work at the Larry Wilson Gallery in Phoenix, AZ.
Reception * March 2, 2018, 6 to 9PM
The Art Of The Draw At AIC
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)
Elegant Portraits At The Whitney
In the show, Toyin Ojih Odutola: To Wander Determined, the artist “creates intimate drawings that explore the complexity and malleability of identity…Rendered life-size in charcoal, pastel, and pencil, Ojih Odutola’s figures appear enigmatic and mysterious, set against luxurious backdrops of domesticity and leisure. “
Toyin Ojih Odutola: To Wander Determined
Whitney Museum of American Art
Until February 25, 2018
(Image: Wall of Ambassadors, charcoal, pastel & Pencil 2017)
Dutch Masters in DC!
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
Btw 4th Street and 9th Street on Constitution Avenue, NW, DC
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Modern Art From Brazil at AIC!
The Art Institute of Chicago / AIC highlights the work of Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973) “a central figure in the development of Brazil’s modern art… Her paintings and drawings reflect her ambitions to synthesize the currents of avant-garde art and create an original modern art for her home country.”
“The exhibition celebrates Tarsila’s most daring works and her role in the founding of Antropofagía—an art movement that promoted the idea of devouring, digesting, and transforming European and other artistic influences in order to make something entirely new”
Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil
Until January 7, 2018
AIC / The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Il
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Special Exhibit At The Studio Museum in Harlem
“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 )
Andrew Wyeth, American Artist, (1917 – 2009)
“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.”
Until January 15, 2018
Seattle Art Museum – SAM
1300 First Avenue, Seattle, WA
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P.S. Art 2017 at the MET is Almost Over!
“P.S. Art is an annual celebration of achievement in the arts in New York City public schools. This juried exhibition of the work of talented young artists showcases the creativity of 90 prekindergarten through grade 12 students from all five boroughs and includes paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, mixed-media works, collages, and drawings. Each piece demonstrates personal expression, imaginative use of media, the results of close observation, and an understanding of artistic processes.”
P.S. Art 2017: Celebrating the Creative Spirit of New York City Kids
Until October 29, 2017
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
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David Hockney at The MET
“This major retrospective—the exhibition’s only North American venue—will honor the artist in his 80th year by presenting his most iconic works and key moments of his career from 1960 to the present.”
“The exhibition will offer a grand overview of the artist’s achievements across all media, including painting, drawing, photography, and video.”
November 27, 2017–February 25, 2018
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave and 86 Street, NYC
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Portraits at DMA!
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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