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Ad Reinhardt’s (1913-1967) Abstract Painting is on loan to the Museum from Edgar Thorne of Warrenton. The painting from 1949 is an example of abstract expressionism. A brief biography of Reinhardt, his impact on the world of art, and the story behind the acquisition of the painting by Thorne are detailed.
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29418
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One of the major goals of the Museum is to increase the public’s knowledge of the major art collections of the Southeastern United States through exhibitions. In attempting to accomplish that goal, the Museum will exhibit 45 paintings by French artists from the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia. The paintings date from the seventieth through the twentieth centuries. Examples of the periods of realism, the French Baroque, rococo, romanticism, impressionism, and post-impressionism are all represented.
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29421
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North Carolina artists Ron Rozzelle and Richard Stenhouse will have their drawings exhibited in the North Carolina Gallery this summer and fall. Both artists draw in a very technical, realistic style and incorporate hallucinatory images in their work. Both artists push the boundary of perception and consciousness to portray different versions of reality. The style, technique, tone, and biographies of each Charlotte native are explored.
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This exhibition of public art by forty individuals from across North America and Europe will be on display in the Contemporary Gallery this summer and fall. The artistic media includes video, photography, posters, placards, type, logos, diagrams, and other forms. The purpose of theism works is to critique the way that traditional art functions in our society and to reveal the myths, ideals, and realities that form our opinions and control us as individuals. The exhibit, its artworks, and art theory are all discussed.
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Seven prints from Georges Rouault’s Miserere series are being exhibited in the Twentieth Century Gallery this summer. The paintings portray the sufferings and hopes of the modern man. Rouault is known for his skills as a printmaker and painter and as one of the most significant religious painters of the twentieth century. Rouault’s biography, his artistic style, and the religious symbolism in his work are detailed.
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To commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of its opening, the Museum will present an exhibition of fort-five seventeenth-century Dutch paintings from its collection. This collection is considered one of the finest in the United States and will be paired with approximately thirty etchings and copper plates by Rembrandt lent from the collection of Robert Lee Humber. The history of Dutch art in the seventeenth century is discussed in depth and is unlike art from other European countries during the seventeenth century. The Dutch art from the time period is characterized as being more human and natural, reflecting contemporary life.
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29485
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North Carolina artist Dennis Zaborowski will have his work featured this winter in the North Carolina Gallery. A small selection of large charcoal drawings will be the focus of the new exhibition and are the latest development in Zaborowski’s career and style. The subject of these works revolve around the physical interaction of people and their relationships. All of the subjects come from Zaborowski’s personal experience or memories.
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The self-portraits of Viennese artist Arnulf Rainer will be exhibited in the Contemporary Gallery this winter. This will be the first solo exhibition of Rainer’s work in North America. Rainer’s portraits have been altered after they were drawn on by the artists creating extreme emotional images. Rainer’s work is often described as disturbing or violent due to the distorted images.
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The Mary Duke Biddle Education Gallery will host an exhibition that will help answer how artists make their artworks. The exhibit will provide an in-depth look at a variety of techniques in sculpture and painting. The focus will be on some of the technical devices used by artists for bronze casting, stone carving, tempera painting on panel, and painting on canvas. Several famous artworks from artists such as Cecco di Pietro, Andrew Wythe, Elliot Daingerfield, Emile-Jean-Horace Vernet, Howard Mehring, Jo Davidson, and Fracesco Laurana will be displayed with explanations of how the artists created their masterpieces.
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An exhibition by draftsman and painter Rico Lebrun will be on display through November in the Twentieth Century Gallery. Lebrun has been little studied since his death in 1964, but a recent revival of interest in figurative art, religious content, and expressionist paint handling has brought him back to the spotlight. Lebrun’s work often featured themes such as man’s inhumanity and man’s sacrifice. The work and the artists are described in preview of the exhibition curated from the Museum's permanent collection.
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Four of the featured artists of Estampas de la raza are interviewed about the challenges they face in creating their art, how their cultural background affects their work, and how Estampas continues to influence them. Vincent Valdez, Oscar Magallanes, Ceasr Martinez, and Sonia Romero are all interviewed. The four artists all contributed prints to the exhibition and discuss how being Latino has affected their work and perspective. The exhibition highlights contemporary prints created by Latino and Hispanic artists.
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The Museum recently acquired six new works of art and is opening a new video gallery in the East Building. Giovanni Martinelli’s Memento Mori: Death Comes to the Table circa 1630-38, Yink Shonibare’s, MBE Wind Sculpture II 2013, Flemish, Antwerp School’s Saint Jerome in His Study circa 1560-70, Hieronymus Mittnacht’s Torah Shield 1747-49 are four of the works that were acquired. The artist of each work, an illustration of the work, and a description of the subject and style are detailed. A preview of the upcoming exhibits in the new video gallery is also included and will feature the work of James Nares.
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The new exhibit Sacred Motherhood: Mother-and-Child Representations form the Permanent Collection explores the symbolism of a woman caring for a child. The exhibit brings together 13 pieces of art from numerous cultures and spanning thousands of years. The exhibit attempts to show the multiple phases of motherhood - from pregnancy to the pain of separation through death.
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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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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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