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May 7th, 2008
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS ON JEROME LIEBLING AND COLLECTION OF DORIS BRY EXPLORE ELASTICITY OF THE MEDIUM AND DEPTH OF GALLERY'S HOLDINGS
Organized by student curatorial teams, "From Any Angle: Photographs from the Collection of Doris Bry" and "Everyday Monuments: The Photographs of Jerome Liebling" are on view May 23-September 7, 2008.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY ABELARDO MORELL SURVEYS ARTIST'S CAREER, INCLUDING PIONEERING WORK WITH THE CAMERA OBSCURA AND NEW IMAGES MADE AT YALE, JUNE 24-AUGUST 10, 2008
"Behind the Seen: The Photographs of Abelardo Morell" presents approximately forty images, and features Morell's work in black and white alongside his newest color photographs, and twenty of his camera obscura images. Visitors can step into a special camera obscura room, and become a part of one of the artist's pictures.
VAN GOGH'S MASTERPIECES "THE STARRY NIGHT" AND "CYPRESSES" ON VIEW JUNE 15-SEPTEMBER 7, FIRST TIME IN NEW ENGLAND
The Yale University Art Gallery is pleased to exhibit side by side two of Vincent van Gogh's most renowned paintings, "Cypresses" (Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York) and "The Starry Night" (Museum of Modern Art, New York). Completed in June 1889, during his yearlong confinement at the asylum in Saint-Rémy, in southern France, these two paintings exemplify the work of this modern master at the height of his creativity.
The Yale University Art Gallery welcomes summer with three special exhibitions focusing on photography and the installation "Van Gogh's 'Cypresses' and 'The Starry Night': Visions of Saint Remy"
LANDMARK INSTALLATION OF SOL LEWITT WALL DRAWINGS, A COLLABORATION AMONG THREE MUSEUMS, OPENS AT MASS MOCA NOVEMBER 16, 2008
Conceived by the Yale University Art Gallery in collaboration with the artist before his death in 2007, "Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective" has been undertaken by the Gallery, MASS MoCA, and the Williams College Museum of Art. One hundred works by LeWitt will be installed in 27,000-square-foot historic mill building; on view for twenty-five years at MASS MoCA.
YALE ART MUSEUMS ANNOUNCE 2008 ANDREW CARNDUFF RITCHIE LECTURE SERIES
The Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art present the Andrew Cardnuff Ritchie Lecture Series, comprised of two panel discussions: "Rescuing da Vinci," on Thursday, April 17, and "History of Matzah: The Story of the Jews," on Thursday, April 24.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE CULTURAL INFLUENCE OF MODERNIST ICONS GERALD AND SARA MURPHY
Sara and Gerald Murphy are best remembered as the captivating American expatriates who inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night." This exhibition is the first to explore the couple's relationships with some of the pivotal figures in avant-garde circles in Paris in the 1920s. Their legendary style was a touchstone for many artists, writers, and musicians of the period -- among them their friends Fitzgerald, Fernand Leger, Pablo Picasso, Cole Porter, Ernest Hemingway, Serge Diaghilev, and Jean Cocteau.
IAN MCCLURE APPOINTED CHIEF CONSERVATOR AT THE YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Ian McClure, Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute and Assistant Director for Conservation at the Fitzwilliam Museum, both in Cambridge, England, has been named the Susan Morse Hilles Chief Conservator at the Gallery. McClure is considered a leader of international stature in the field of art conservation.
This spring, enjoy three special exhibitions, including "Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery" and "Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy." Programs include a symposium on the Murphys, a master class on art on paper, and numerous talks on the collection.
YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY HOSTS A SPECIAL DAY FOR FAMILIES
The Yale University Art Gallery invites families to a special day to
participate in art-making activities, storytelling, and tours for children
ages 4-10. Light refreshments will be served in the Jan and Frederick
Mayer Lobby.
EXHIBITION OPENS WINDOW ONTO FOUR CENTURIES OF EUROPEAN DRAWING, FEBRUARY 12-JUNE 8, 2008
"Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery" comprises approximately eighty-five master drawings from the Gallery's collection, providing a survey of European draftsmanship from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. The drawings range from early studies in the late-medieval model-book tradition (an anonymous Venetian "Lion") up to the beginnings of modern art (Edgar Degas' "Portrait of Giulia Bellelli," ca. 1858-59).
SPECIAL EXHIBITION REVEALS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE PERIODS IN THE HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING, JANUARY 29-MAY 4, 2008
Celebrating one of the most innovative periods in the history of color printmaking, "Colorful Impressions" includes more than one hundred images, many of which are presented in multiple impressions or alongside related drawings. Compositions are by the most celebrated artists of the time, including François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Hubert Robert, and Jean-Antoine Watteau.
Warm up at the Gallery during the cold months with a special Family Day on January 27, weekly gallery talks, and three new special exhibitions, featuring master drawings and prints from the collection and the art and style of Sara and Gerald Murphy.
GALLERY ACQUIRES TWO PAINTINGS BY THE MASTER OF THE HOLY KINSHIP
The Gallery has announced its acquisition of two of the six extant panels from a major altarpiece by the Master of the Holy Kinship, the last great painter of the Cologne School. Sold by Nazis, the panels were returned to heirs of the rightful owners, who presented them to the Gallery in order to share them with the public.
GALLERY ANNOUNCES THREE-VOLUME PUBLICATION OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF STUART DAVIS
The Gallery is pleased to announce the three-volume publication "Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonne," which brings together the complete works of this highly influential twentieth-century American artist.
The Gallery celebrates the publication of the Stuart Davis catalogue raisonne with a special evening of music on November 15. The family program "Stories and Art" takes place on the second Sunday of each month.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS POSTMODERN HOUSEWARE DESIGN BY ARCHITECTS, SEPTEMBER 25, 2007-JANUARY 6, 2008
"The Architects Table: Swid Powell and Postmodern Design" celebrates the Swid Powell Collection and Records, now housed at the Yale University Art Gallery. The company, founded in 1982 by Nan Swid and Addie Powell, produced innovative housewares designed by the foremost architects of the time, including Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Stephen Holl, Richard Meier, Robert A. M. Stern, Stanley Tigerman, and Robert Venturi, among others. Its blend of architecture, fashion, and decorative arts made it arguably the most important American design undertaking of the 1980s.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN MINIATURES COMPLEMENTS "ART FOR YALE"
The special exhibition, "Telling a Larger Story: Collecting Miniatures for a New Century" complements the concurrent exhibition "Art for Yale: Collecting for a New Century." On display are new acquisitions from the Gallerys collection of American miniatures, spanning the heyday of the art form in this country.
YALE ART MUSEUMS HOST OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
Get inspired at the third-annual Open House at the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art. Learn about great works of art and enjoy free tours, music, and light refreshments.
MAJOR EXHIBITION OF RECENT ACQUISITIONS CELEBRATES DECADE OF UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH
"Art for Yale: Collecting for a New Century," a survey of works acquired by the Yale University Art Gallery in the past decade, celebrates one of the most exuberant periods of growth in the 175-year history of the institution. On view from September 18, 2007, through January 13, 2008, the exhibition features more than 300 objects, selected from the nearly 15,700 works acquired since 1998.
The Gallerys new "Art Podcast" takes the form of a dynamic radio show about art, providing a way for the public to engage with the collection from their personal computers.
SPECIAL EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY YALE STUDENTS OFFERS MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF THE LINE IN DRAWING
"What Is a Line?," a special exhibition on view in the Yale University Art Gallery's recently renovated Louis Kahn building, presents more than sixty drawings that reveal the variety of ways in which artists have defined, challenged, and reflected upon the role of the line in drawing. A highlight of the exhibition, which includes work by fifty-three artists, is an original wall drawing by Sol LeWitt, specially loaned by the artist.
This spring, the Gallery welcomes numerous artists for talks, symposia, and discussions -- including Lynda Benglis, Enrique Chagoya, Chuck Close, Carroll Dunham, and Kiki Smith, among others. The Gallery also hosts family programs, afternoon gallery talks, and student tours.
YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY WELCOMES FAMILIES TO THE NEWLY RENOVATED LOUIS KAHN BUILDING
The Yale University Art Gallery invites families to a special day in the newly renovated Kahn building to participate in art-making activities, storytelling, and tours for children ages 4-10. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Special programs at the Gallery in May and June include lunchtime talks on Gerald Murphy's "Bibliotheque," a tour of Yale's public sculpture, and an art-making session for kids during New Haven's International Festival of Arts and Ideas.
HELEN A. COOPER HONORED BY ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART
The Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art will end its year-long, 50th anniversary celebration by honoring Board Chair Barbara G. Fleischman and the legacy of Lawrence Fleischman, co-founder of the Archives of American Art, at its annual benefit gala on Tuesday, October 18th in New York City. The Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History will also be presented to Helen A. Cooper.
ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF PUBLIC EDUCATION APPOINTED AT YALE ART GALLERY
Jessica Sack, the senior museum educator and coordinator of teacher services at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, has been appointed the Jan and Frederick Mayer Associate Curator for Public Education at the Yale University Art Gallery. She will be responsible for developing and implementing the museum's educational programs for kindergarten through twelfth grade students and teachers and, working with the curator of academic initiatives, integrating Yale undergraduates into an active and engaging educational outreach program to New Haven and the region. She assumes the position on October 11, 2004.
