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Mali – Color and Fabric
“Rhythm and Hues: Cloth and Culture of Mali, West Africa” is an exhibit on view until May at the Museum of Craft and Folk Art in San Francisco. Mali is not only the country of ‘Timbuktu”, it is also a treasure trove of fabric artisans.
The program “highlights the enduring significance of textiles...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums, Photograhy on 03 8th, 2010 | No Comments
Altars and Rituals of the Diaspora at MoAD
Beginning March 20, 2010, the Museum of the African Diaspora showcases photographer Bryan Wiley’s portfolio dealing with Altars and Rituals from around the world.
“Wiley has assembled his photographs of altar objects from Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, South Carolina and New Orleans into large ornate frames...
Indian Art – Cleveland Museum
“Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection” * March 7 – May 30, 2010
“This exhibition of about 145 objects from the Thaw collection of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York will re-introduce the museum visitors to American Indian art in a broad survey that samples Native...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums on 02 24th, 2010 | No Comments
Tutankhamun * SF deYoung
King Tutankhamun’s San Francisco revisit is coming to an end. First seen in 1979, the boy king returned to the de Young Museum in a brand new exhibit featuring 130 pieces – jewelry, statues, masks, gold objects and of course that famous golden sarcophagus.
“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age...
Art In Louisiana * NOMA
“Louisiana Art” is one of the mainstays of the permanent exhibits at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
“NOMA’s collection includes an outstanding survey of Louisiana art from the 19th and 20th Centuries, including important works by contemporary Louisiana artists.”
The New Orleans Museum...
Modern In America * AIC
The Art Institute of Chicago presents:
“ Modern in America: Works on Paper, 1900–1950s”
“To celebrate the long-awaited release of American Modernism at the Art Institute of Chicago: From World War I to 1955, a scholarly catalogue showcasing the Art Institute’s expansive permanent collection...
South African Art: Atlanta High
The Atlanta High Museum of Art presents, “Transitions: Contemporary South African Works on Paper”
The exhibit consists of “13 works by eight artists and will explore how works of art can act as visual narratives and testimonials. In particular, these works will focus on the remarkable changes in...
Jacob Lawrence: Dallas Museum
Jacob Lawrence: The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture
African American artist Jacob Lawrence (1918-2000) “created 15 dramatic and colorful silk-screen prints based on a series of 41 paintings entitled “The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture” that he completed in 1938. This exhibition will present all...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums, Photograhy on 01 25th, 2010 | No Comments
Brazilian Art
The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco presents:
“When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present”
In Brazil, an artistic movement called “Tropicalia” arose with the purpose of creating a uniquely indigenous art, photography, paintings, sculpture, etc.,...
American Art at The Met
Until January 24th, The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents “American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915” - an exhibition that includes “more than 100 masterpieces of American painting explores a major mode of artistic expression from the pre-Revolutionary era to the beginning...
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