Hans Namuth - Rothko in his 69th Street studio with Rothko Chapel murals, 1964
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Over, Under, Next: Experiments In Mixed Media, 1913–Present
April 18 to September 8, 2013
Butterfly wings, glass shards, doll parts, crumpled automotive metal, jigsaw puzzle pieces, clothing, straight pins, furniture, and colored sand–these are just some of the materials in Over, Under, Next, an exhibition of approximately 100 examples of collage and assemblage, primarily drawn from the Hirshhorn’s collection. Before 1913, when Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque first incorporated commonplace, mass-produced images and found objects into their art, everyday materials were regarded as bric-a-brac. Since then, artists internationally have embraced the idea that art could scavenged from fragments and detritus in the world around us.Over, Under, Next explores the ways that collage and assemblage have evolved over the last century, from Joseph Stella’s (American, 1877–1946) tiny photomechanical reproduction and cut paper composition to Ann Hamilton’s (American, b. 1956) palimpsest, 1989, a room-sized installation featuring thousands of fluttering pieces of newsprint, beeswax tablets, and snails, among other things. Also featured in the show is the groundbreaking film Report, 1967, a deliberation on violence and modern mass media that showcases Bruce Conner’s (American, 1933–2008) pioneering montage technique by weaving together film and audio documentation of the John F. Kennedy assassination with other found footage. Together, these works demonstrate how almost in every major art movement of the last century, from Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism Pop Art, Post-Modernism, and beyond, artists have made use of unorthodox and unexpected materials to challenge conventional definitions of art.
UGG Boots in Art
Jean August Hendrik Leys, The Edict[s] of Charles V, c. 1861, oil on canvas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
A Scandal at the Bolshoi Ballet
David Remnick reports from Moscow on the recent acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet’s artistic director, Sergei Filin: “The ballet company has always uncannily embodied the society to which it belongs: imperial Russia, Soviet Russia, and, now, Vladimir Putin’s Russia…” Continue reading: http://nyr.kr/12HWJJO
Photograph by Misha Friedman.
(Source: newyorker.com)
Communicating about Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall
Georgetown University
As part of the Environmental Initiative Program, a panel will convene to discuss the challenges of communicating about climate change.
Public health and art activism are offered as two approaches to disseminating climate change messages.
Students will present illustrative art projects as part of the program.
Lunch will be served, and RSVPs are required.
To RSVP and for Questions: Contact Dr. Caroline Wellbery at wellberc@georgetown.edu or 202-687-8647.
The Curator Vanishes!
On March 27, 1954, Barton Kestle, first curator of modern art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, boarded a train for Washington, D.C., and was never seen again.
A shy specialist in the Soviet Avant-Garde, Dada, and Surrealism, Kestle had usually worked late into the night at the museum’s grand McKim, Mead, & White building, his office placed near the front entrance so he wouldn’t trip up alarms. This explains how staff came to accidentally seal and paint over his door during a rushed construction job some time in the ’50s.
Two year ago, employees found his door and stepped into Kestle’s world.
Curator Elizabeth Armstrong surveyed the vintage habitat of the forgotten Modernist scholar—his art and books; his high-tech-at-the-time Underwood Model 150 Typewriter, Polaroid Land Camera, and Graflex filmstrip projector; his clock radio and the other streamlined, mass-produced objects wearing their Deco heritage proudly; his ashtray overflowing with cigarette butts. She saw not just a time capsule, but an opportunity.
And that’s how the Minneapolis Institute got its newest period room.
Or was it? Read more at ARTnews.com
Mark Dion, Curator’s Office, 2013, site-specific installation. Photo courtesy the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui, at the Brooklyn Museum. These pieces are made up of countless recycled liquor bottle tops.
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Warhol’s Factory
Join Georgetown University’s Art Aficionados for a night of eccentricity and delight, à la Andy Warhol this Saturday 2/9 at 10pm. We will be transforming 1411 37th St. into Georgetown’s very own silver factory.
A Masterpiece in Staples
Baptiste Debombourg, Phaeton after Goltzius, 2012, staples.
Hendrik Goltzius, Phaeton, 16th century, print. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Read more about this fantastic work of art here.
Sprinkles Cupcakes circa 1846?
Jean Persoz, Traité théorique et pratique de l’impression des tissus, 1846, printed in Paris. The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
In 1846, Jean Persoz published a four-volume treatise on dying and printing on colored fabric. The above-most image comes from the atlas that accompanied the four volumes and shows contrasting colors printed as concentric circles. Click here to see the full atlas of Persoz’s work. I think his patterns look even better on Sprinkles Cupcakes!
Contribute to an Art Auction!
Here is an awesome opportunity forwarded to us by a GU student:
My name is Andy Zhang and I have recently won the art scholarship hosted by Uncommon Grounds. For my project, I am looking to host a silent art auction on campus, to further the arts scene at Georgetown. To do this, I will need some students to donate their paintings/drawings/photographs/prints to the auction, and if sold, they will earn a 20% commission on the sale price. All proceeds will go to a charity I founded, named Envision Children Education Fund.
Here is a short description of my charity:
Envision Children Education Fund is a student run non-profit organization that aims to provide funds, resources, and help to orphanages and schools in need. The organization, founded after a trip to destitute orphanages in Yunnan, China, is a registered tax-exempt non-profit headquartered in Hong Kong. At Envision, we strive for transparency. When donating to organizations in third world countries, it is common that a benefactor’s philanthropy becomes lost in a bureaucratic system that is frequently opaque. Envision aims to assist disadvantaged orphanages directly, so that donators know exactly what their contributions amounted to. Envision also hopes to connect students worldwide in a common philanthropic goal. Currently, Envision has branches in three different high schools across America. It is essential for students to realize that they too can affect change by either small monetary donations or by devoting their time to an important cause. Since its foundation, Envision has received thousands of dollars in donations, and aid has been supplied to three orphanages in China.
Can you please inform your members about this event? The success of the auction primarily lies on how many artists are willing to donate art. The auction date is late March, and will be held in the Alumni lounge. If there are any artists who are willing to do art just for the show, I can provide all materials with the scholarship money. Fliers will come out soon, but I just wanted to give everybody a heads up.
Welcome Back GUAA!
Hey Art Lovers,
Welcome back to Spring Semester on the hilltop! GUAA has tons of exciting new events planned for this semester, from museum trips to collaboration with a street art festival. Although we will not be tabling at SAC Fair Saturday, we would love to have new members who want to be involved in any way. To be added to our listserv and keep up to date with our events, please join us on hoyalink and keep checking the blog. Also, the National Gallery of Art’s Roy Lichtenstein exhibit closes THIS SUNDAY. It is highly recommended, so definitely check it out, lest you end up like this chick…
