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29505
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The new exhibit Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals and Their Contemporaries will be on display in the Meymandi Exhibition Gallery through January. This exhibition is the first ever to focus on small portraits by Dutch and Flemish painters from the seventeenth century. During the seventeenth century, portrait painting was not highly regarded, but the group of artists exhibited elevated the status of portraiture with their skill. The exhibition is previewed by describing the history of the period, describing portraits painted by Vermeer and Rembrandt , and describing the impact of masterpieces.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2014, p6-11
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29506
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Curator Dennis P. Weller of the North Carolina Museum of Art is interviewed about the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Vermeer’s work is featured in the new exhibition Small Treasures. Vermeer’s popularity, his skill, his style, and the importance of exhibiting his work in Raleigh are all discussed.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2014, p14-17, il
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29512
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The North Carolina Museum of Art’s statue of Bacchus is a composite of two ancient fragments that were assembled along with other baroque additions. The discovery was initially made in 1958 and it was never displayed as a result. A derestoration is planned over the next couple of years. The torso is one of only four other Roman imperial-period torsos known to exist and is from 2nd century, the head of Bacchus is from the 1st-3rd century and belonged to a Roman statue of a Greek Dionysos, and the left arm, hand, and some supports are baroque additions and will be removed eventually.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2014, p24-25, il
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29513
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Allen G. Thomas, Jr. of Wilson, NC recently donated over 60 contemporary photographs to the Museum. Select photographs will be exhibited through this spring. The works cover a range of photographic techniques and processes and show the diversity of contemporary photography. Thomas’s collection has proved as a catalyst for the expansion of the Museum’s permanent photography collection.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2014, p26-29, il
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29514
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A new exhibit in the North Carolina Gallery titled "Line, Touch, and Trace" presents hand-drawn works by 13 North Carolina artists. All of these works explore drawing in its relationship to thought processes. The curator of the exhibition Edie Carpenter is interviewed about the exhibition. Carpenter explains why the exhibition was created, how the artists were selected, how the artists’ materials help them achieve their goals, and what drawing offers the viewer that painting or sculpture does not.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2014, p18-21, il
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29515
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Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed tells the Porsche story by rolling 22 of the most rare and significant Porsche automobiles into the Museum for a 14-week exhibition. The exhibit showcases the beauty of Porsche’s aerodynamic designs and showcases the links between engineering and style. The exhibition s previewed by discussing the speed, capabilities, and design features of 13 of the models.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2013, p8-13, il
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29516
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Photographer Brian Ulrich’s Copia: Retail, Thrift, and Dark Stores, 2001-2011exhibition shows a decade-long investigation of consumer culture. The photographs show the excess of big-box stores, the discarded items at thrift stores, and the landscape of empty shopping centers in urban areas. Ulrich’s photography is intended to help us learn about our behaviors, habits, comforts, and purpose. The exhibit starts with the events of September 11, 2001 with the “call to spend” by politicians through the financial collapse of 2008 to the present.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2013, p16-19
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29517
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The painting Lady Mary Villiers, Later Duchess of Richmond and Lennox, with Charles Hamilton, Lord Arran (circa 1637) was recently restored by the Museum’s Conservation Lab. Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck’s portrait is considered a masterpiece, but suffered from discolored varnish, areas of retouching, and pentimenti. The cleaning and restoration process are described along with the quality and history of the painting.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2013, p22-23, il
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29518
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The challenge of presenting a borrowed exhibit from a new perspective is discussed by John Coffey. Coffey is the curator of the show Still Life: Masterpieces on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Coffey discusses why the exhibit was brought to Raleigh, how museum’s plan for the installation of an exhibit, the reason for the placement of certain of the artworks, and other details about the exhibit.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Winter 2013, p6-11
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29519
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The exhibition Edvard Munch: Symbolism in Print is currently on display and focuses on the idea of death in sex. Munch believed that in love, individuals lost their personal identities and this idea is seen in this collection of prints. His complicated prints of relationships and feelings between men and women often convey anguish, despair, lust, and passion. Munch’s personal experiences and a preview of the exhibition are detailed.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2013, p14-17
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29520
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The Museum’s newest acquisition of contemporary art is Kehinde Wiley’s "Judith and Holofernes" (2012). Wiley is known for his monumental portraits of African Americans placed in historical poses and settings appropriated from Old Master paintings. Wiley is known for critiquing the racism of art history and this portrait references a 17th century painting by Giovanni Baglione, Judith and the Head of Holofernes (1608). Wiley’s painting can be interpreted as a comment on racial and gender identity and inequity, the representation of women throughout art history, and society’s ideals for beauty.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Winter 2013, p20-21
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29606
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A new exhibit showcasing still-life paintings will be on display at the Museum on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibition is centered on the idea of looking and looking at objects closely, slowly, and thinking about them. To preview the exhibition, the history of the form of still-life painting is explored and some of the more famous and interesting works by Paul Cezanne, John Frederick Peto, Auguste Renoir, and Girorgio Morandi are profiled.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2012, p6-11
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29607
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The Museum will display a selection of prints by Edvard Munch which focus on the symbolism in his work. Munch was a Norwegian artist whose paintings, drawings, and prints draw the viewer into his inner world of raw emotion and anxiety. Munch explored themes such of love and jealousy, loneliness and anxiety, and sickness and death in his work through symbolism. This exhibition looks at Munch’s achievement as a printmaker and was one of the most influential and prolific printmakers of the modern era.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2012, p14-17
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29608
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A Discerning eye: Julian T. Baker Jr. Photography Collection The photography collection of Julian T. Baker, Jr. of Raleigh was recently acquired by the museum and will be on display through December. Baker’s collection is one of over 700 photographs spanning from 1903 to 2005 and focuses primarily on black and white images. His collection includes works from celebrated photographers such as Ansel Adams, Brett Easton, Alfred Stieglitz, and Dorothea Lange.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2012, p20-21, il
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29609
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The inaugural exhibition in the Museum’s new North Carolina Gallery is titled Inverted Utopias and features 20 key works by Bob Trotman. North Carolina artist Trotman began his career as a furniture maker before transitioning to a full-time sculpture artist in 1997. Trotman’s painted and carved-wood portraits depict people at dramatic transitional moments on the brink of change. His works are often both humorous and unsettling and in unusual positions.
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Preview (NoCar Oversize N 715 R2 A26), Vol. Issue , Fall 2010, p6-11