Currently Browsing: Exhibits
Depression Era Photos * Atlanta High Museum
“Signs of Life: Photographs by Peter Sekaer“
Exhibit highlights 87 images taken between 1935 -1945. Referred to as a “photo-documentary” artist, American born Sekaer, 1901-1950, focused on people as they endured the Great Depression in several American cities.
“As I see it, the...
Oakland Museum Gallery of California Art
Oakland Museum of California has re opened after an extensive renovation.
California art and design is the Oakland Museum’s reason for being – “representing the region’s creative output and its relationship to, and influences on, the nation and the world, from the mid-1800s to the present…The...
Cezanne Goes to Phoenix
“Cezanne and American Modernism” – Until September 26, 2010
“French master Paul Cézanne, one of the most recognizable names in art, is celebrated worldwide for his Post-Impressionist masterpieces. However, Cezanne’s greatest legacy may be the transformative effect his work had on 20th century...
Progeny: Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
The distinction we make about race must be some primal system that forgot to grow up. We’ve all heard ourselves at one time or another claim to be color blind and mean it and be both surprised and ashamed of our private thoughts about people who are not like us. In the last two years we’ve...
Seattle Art Museum * Imogen Cunningham
New at SAM / Seattle Museum of Art*:
“Everything Under the Sun: Photographs by Imogen Cunningham “ – until 8/29/10
“Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976) was one of the most well-known photographers from the Northwest. Working at a time when women photographers were few, Cunningham dedicated...
Musée d’Orsay Masterpieces at the deYoung
The de Young Museum of San Francisco has a current exhibition focusing on Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art from Paris.
“Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay presents nearly 100 magnificent works by the famous masters who called France their home during the mid- to...
African Masks * Dallas Museum of Art
I love the “art” of masks. Art may not have been the reason for the creation, but “art” certainly can be the result. On August 22, the Dallas Museum gives us an opportunity to see some examples.
“The African mask is a highly developed and enduring art form. African Masks: The Art of Disguise,...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Exhibits, Museums on 08 17th, 2010 | No Comments
Art: A Portrait of Truth
It is 2010 and there is still a lot to learn about Mexico and our relationship with the people and the country. I’ve never been to Mexico and feel there is a lot that I don’t understand. I am tired of the fear spin in the media and by our politicians.
Paul Strand Mexico
Art gives us the...
Picasso and Degas – What a Pair!
The Clark has an exhibition exploring the connection between the work of Picasso and Degas called:
“Picasso Looks at Degas”.
“Pablo Picasso is said to have remarked that “good artists copy; great artists steal.” Throughout his long and prolific career, Picasso often made works...
The Anti Block Buster
A result of the economy being on the downside, some museums are not pushing the big, get on line, block busters shows
What is great about this is we get to see great work by lesser known artist more often. Everybody wins. I would think that the curators of these “smaller” shows would have...
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