“Tate Modern stages a major exhibition of the work of pioneering artist Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012). Organised in collaboration with the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, it is the first large-scale exhibition of her work for 25 years and the first ever to span… Read More
Monthly archives of “February 2019”
The Self-Portrait, from Schiele to Beckmann at Neue Galerie New York, February 28 – June 24, 2019
“The Self-Portrait, from Schiele to Beckmann is an unprecedented exhibition that examines works primarily from Austria and Germany made between 1900 and 1945. This groundbreaking show is unique in its examination and focus on works of this period. Approximately 70 self-portraits by more than 30 artists—both well-known figures and others… Read More
Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture at The Frick Collection, February 21 – June 2, 2019
“In Renaissance Italy, one of the aims of portraiture was to make the absent seem present through naturalistic representation of the sitter. This notion—that art can capture an individual exactly as he or she appears—is exemplified in the work of Giovanni Battista Moroni. The artist… Read More
Invention and Design: Early Italian Drawings at the Morgan, The Morgan Library & Museum, February 15 – May 19, 2019
“A new exhibition celebrates the Morgan Library & Museum’s extensive collection of Italian Drawings, exploring how the concept of disegno (a word that means both ‘drawing’ and ‘design’) emphasized the artist’s creative power and fundamentally changed Italian Renaissance art. Invention and Design: Early Italian Drawings at… Read More
The Extended Moment: Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada at The Morgan Library & Museum, February 15 – May 26, 2019
“The Morgan Library & Museum presents an exhibition of photographs from one of the most comprehensive repositories of photography on the continent, the collection at the National Gallery of Canada. The first in a series of three major photography shows at the Morgan in 2019,… Read More
What’s So Funny About Math? at National Museum of Mathematics (MoMath), February 16 – March 31, 2019
The first-ever math cartoon exhibition, What’s So Funny About Math? features 20 math-related cartoons by artists from across the country, including Roz Chast, Drew Dernavich, Dana Fradon, James Stevenson, Robert Leighton, Jack Ziegler, Bob Mankoff, Charlie Hankin, Sidney Harris, Nate Fakes, Dan Reynolds, Mike Seddon,… Read More
The Newly Renovated Gallery “Mapping the Art of Music”, The Met’s André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments, opens February 15, 2019
“The third and final phase of the nearly three-year project to renovate and reinterpret The Met’s André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments is now complete and the newest gallery opened to the public on February 15. The gallery includes over 250 musical instruments of various… Read More
The Value of Good Design at The Museum of Modern Art, February 10 – June 15, 2019
“Featuring objects from domestic furnishings and appliances to ceramics, glass, electronics, transport design, sporting goods, toys, and graphics, The Value of Good Design explores the democratizing potential of design, beginning with MoMA’s Good Design initiatives from the late 1930s through the 1950s, which championed well-designed, affordable… Read More
Nari Ward: We the People at New Museum, February 13 – May 26, 2019
“The first museum survey in New York of the work of Nari Ward (b. 1963, St. Andrew, Jamaica), the exhibition brings together works spanning Ward’s twenty-five-year career, installed across the three main floors of the Museum. Nari Ward: We the People is curated by Gary Carrion-Murayari,… Read More
Victoria Cabezas and Priscilla Monge: Give Me What You Ask For at Americas Society, February 13 – May 4, 2019
Give Me What You Ask For is the first exhibition to bring together the work of Victoria Cabezas (b. 1950) and Priscilla Monge (b. 1968), two Costa Rican artists from different generations. It explores how the two artists have challenged conventional art disciplines, including painting and… Read More
Mort Gerberg Cartoons: A New Yorker’s Perspective at New-York Historical Society, February 15 – May 5, 2019
“The first major museum exhibition featuring the work of Mort Gerberg, one of America’s most popular and beloved cartoonists. Throughout his career Gerberg’s work has been drawn from subjects ranging from social consciousness to music and sports. Known for combining artistry with intuitive wit, he… Read More
Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving at Brooklyn Museum, February 8 – May 12, 2019
“Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving is the largest U.S. exhibition in ten years devoted to Frida Kahlo, and the first in the United States to display a collection of her personal possessions from the Casa Azul (Blue House), the artist’s lifelong home in Mexico… Read More
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