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Show-Ho-Ho! Here Are 32 Inspir ing Museum Exhibit ions

to See Across the US Over the Holidays Shows to see across the country th is month. Sarah Cascone & Caroline Goldstein, December 13, 2018

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Pulse Index (2010). Photo by Kate Russel, courtesy of Site Santa Fe, New Mexico. With t he hol idays rap idly appr oach ing , now is the per fec t t ime t o v is it that museum show you’ve been dy ing t o see.

Whe ther you’ re on the Eas t Coas t or out West , down Sou th, or in the M idw est, w e’ve scoured t he country f or the bes t

shows cur rent ly on v iew across Amer ica . So once you’ve opened a l l your presents and f in ished the hol iday feas t , hop in

the car and hi t check o f f t he exh ib it ions on our must-see l is t .

EAST COAST MUSEUMS

“Wangechi Mutu: A Promise to Communicate” at the ICA Boston

Through December 31, 2018

Wangec h i Mutu , A P romis e to Communi c a te (2017) ins ta l la t ion v iew, the Ins t i tu te o f Con tempo rary A r t /Bos ton , 2017 . Pho to by Cha r les

May er Pho tography , © Wangec h i Mutu .

The IC A Bos ton has commiss ioned Kenya-bor n ar t is t Wangech i Mutu to make a new hang ing wa l l p iece for t he museum

lobby . The work is a rough, ir ra t iona l int erpreta t ion of a wor ld map, t he landmasses formed from the gray rescue blankets

dis tr ibuted by human itar ian a id w orkers and rear ranged. Viewer s are inv it ed t o engage w it h the work by wr it ing on the

wal l beneath the fabr ic , c rea t ing an open forum for conversat ion , as imp lied by the p iece’s t i t l e, A Pr omise to

Commun icate .

The IC A Bos ton is loca ted at 25 H arbor Shore Dr ive, Bos ton, Massachusetts . Genera l admiss ion is $15.

“Ansel Adams in Our Time” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

December 13, 2018–February 24, 2019

Ans e l Adams , Moonr i s e , Hernandez , New Mex i c o (1941) . Pho to c our tes y o f the Mus eum o f F ine A r ts , Bos ton .

The larges t pr iva tely he ld t rove o f Ansel Adams photographs be longs to the Lane C ol lec t ion , and it is a lmost never

exhib it ed. C atch high l ights o f their ho ld ings at t he MFA Bos ton, with works f rom the 1920s t o the ’70s , inc lud ing mural-

s ized pr ints and other rar i t i es .

The MF A Boston is loca ted at t he Avenue of t he Ar ts at 465 Hunt ington Avenue, Bos ton, Massachuset ts . Gener al

admiss ion is $25.

“Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Through January 6, 2019

An i l lus t ra t ion fo r Winn ie - the-Pooh by E .H. Shepherd . Image c our tes y o f MFA Bos ton .

The V ic tor ia and A lber t Mus eum has len t a lar ge se lec t ion of ar chival documen ts connec ted to t he be loved Winnie- the-

Pooh chi ldr en’s book ser ies , inc lud ing or ig ina l dr awings , let ters , pho togr aphs , ear ly ed it ions , and assor ted ephemera. The

f irs t book was pub lis hed in 1926, by au thor A.A. Mi lne w ith i l lus trat ions by E.H. Shepherd, and has s ince been pub lished

in more than 50 languages.

The MF A Boston is loca ted at t he Avenue of t he Ar ts at 465 Hunt ington Avenue, Bos ton, Massachuset ts . Gener al

admiss ion is $25.

“Laurie Anderson: Chalkroom & Aloft” and “James Turrell: Into the Light” at MASS MOCA

Through 2019

Laur ie Ande rs on , “The Cha lk room ” (2017) . VR ins ta l la t ion w ith Hs in -Ch ien Huang. Pho to : Chr is t in DeFor d .

MASS MOCA cur rent ly has two exhibi t ions by ar t is ts at the for ef ront o f t ru ly “ immers iv e exper iences” : Laur ie Anderson

and James Tur re l l . Two of Anderson’s v ir t ual rea l i ty works are on v iew , p lus an aud io archive and a w ork ing s tud io ,

alongs ide a selec t ion of l i ght ins tal lat ions by Tur re l l .

MASS MOCA is located at 1040 MASS MoC A WAY, N or th Adams, MA. Gener al admiss ion is $20.

“Thomas Gainsborough: Drawings at the Clark” at the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,

Massachusetts Through March 17, 2019

Thomas Ga ins bo rough , Lands c ape wi th a C lump o f Trees on a H i l l oc k (c i rc a ear ly 1760s ) . Courtes y o f the C la rk A r t Ins t i tu te , G if t o f the

Manton A r t Foundat ion in memory o f S i r Edw in and Lady Manton .

The C lark is present ing i ts en t ire col lec t ion of r arely exhibi ted landscape draw ings by Thomas Ga insborough (1727–

1788) , showcas ing the Br it is h ar t is t ’ s imag inat ive appr oach t o t he genre in idea lized scenes of t he countrys ide. T he

museum’s comp lementary exhibit ion, “Tur ner and C ons table: The Inhab ited Landscape” (December 15, 2018–March 10,

2019) , presents landscapes by J .M .W. Turner (1775–1851) and John Constab le (1776–1837) , who bui l t on Ga insborough’s

examp le to help es tab lish a t radi t ion o f great B r it ish landscape ar t .

The C lark Ar t Ins t i tu te is located at 225 South S treet , Wi l l iamstown, Massachuse tts . Genera l admiss ion is $20.

“Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment” at the Princeton University Art Museum

Through January 6, 2019

Alber t B ie rs tad t , Bri da l Ve i l Fa l l s , Yos emi te . Courtes y o f the North Caro l ina Mus eum o f A r t , Ra le igh . (Le f t . ) Va le r ie Hegarty , Fa l l en

B ie rs tad t . Courtes y o f the B rook ly n Mus eum o f A r t , g i f t o f Campa r i USA. (R igh t . )

The natura l landscape of t he US has been an impor tant touchs tone t hroughout t he nat ion’s ar t h is tory , w ith s tunn ing

v iews of the great outdoors he lp ing con tr ibute to t he env ir onmenta l is t and conservat ion is t movements as the need f or

preservat ion became more w idely unders tood. In th is exh ib it ion, curators Kar l Kusserow and A lan C. B raddock have

brought t ogether 120 works , f rom canvases f r om the great Hudson R iver Val ley School to contemporary v ideo ar t , of f er ing

a p ic ture of t he country ’s env ironmenta l h is tory as seen through the lens of Amer ican ar t .

The Pr inceton Un ivers ity Ar t Museum is located at Elm Dr iv e, Pr inceton, New Jersey . Admiss ion is f ree.

“Little Ladies: Victorian Fashion Dolls and the Feminine Ideal” at the Philadelphia Museum

of Art Through March 3, 2019

Fas h ion P la te f rom G odey ’ s Lady ’ s Book (Marc h 1874) . Courtes y o f the Ph i lade lph ia Mus eum o f A r t .

Barbie, c reated in 1959 , is widely c redit ed as the f irs t adult fas hion dol l . But in the m id-19th century , ther e was “ Miss

Fanchon ,” a t oy do l l w ith a b isque head , a leather body , and a 150 c loth ing i t ems f or l i t t le g ir ls t o p lay w ith , prepar ing

them for l i fe as a pr oper Vic tor ian lady . The Ph i ladelphia Museum is spot l ight ing four popular V ic tor ian do lls—plus their

adorable , inc red ib ly de tai led accessor ies—to demonstra te how gir ls ’ p lay th ings he lped mo ld t hem into the feminine ideal .

The Phi lade lph ia Museum of Ar t is loca ted at 2600 Ben jamin Fr ank l in Parkway, Ph ilade lphia. Genera l admiss ion is $20.

“Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today” at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

Through August 18, 2019

Ela ine de Koon ing , Sel f -Por t ra i t , 1968 . Cou rtes y o f the Nat iona l Po r t ra i t Ga l le ry , Sm iths on ian Ins t i tu t ion ; the Ruth Bowman and Har ry

Kahn Twent ie th -Centu ry Amer ic an Se l f -Por t ra i t Co l lec t ion , ©E la ine de K oon ing T rus t .

In celebra t ion o f i ts 50 th ann iversary , the Na t iona l Por tra it Ga l lery has tapped over 75 pieces f rom its vas t col lec t ion of

self -por tr aits , f rom ar t is ts inc lud ing Imogen C unn ingham, Elaine de Kooning, J acob Lawrence, Patr ic ia Cron in, Andy

Warhol, and Lucas Samaras, for t h is exhibit ion exp lor ing the ev olu t ion o f the f orm throughou t Amer ican his t ory . The ear ly

his tory o f photography is represented by an image taken a t the 1904 St . Louis Wor ld’s Fa ir by f ema le pho to jour nal is t

Jess ie Tarbox Beals , wh ile a nude se lf -por tr ait comp le ted at age 80 by A l ice Neel upends t he t rad it ion of t he female

nude . And for an ut ter ly 21s t-century take on the se lf - por tra it , t here’s Evan Roth’s Inter net Cache Por tr ait , a 60- f oot- long

v iny l pr in t ou t of every image he saw on the internet dur ing a s ix month per iod th is year .

The Smi thson ian’s N at ional Por tr ait Gal lery is located at 8th and F S treets , NW, Washington, DC. Admiss ion is f ree .

“Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,

Washington, DC Through April 28, 2019

Ins ta l la t ion v ie w o f “Ra fae l Loz ano -Hemmer: Pu ls e” a t the H i rs hhorn Mu s eum and Sc u lp tu re Ga rden . Pho to c our tes y o f the H irs hhorn

Mus eum and Sc u lp tu re Ga rden .

Mexican-C anadian ar t is t Rafae l Loz ano-H emmer, w hose w ork ex is ts at t he nexus of ar t , technology , and des ign, presen ts

three ar t ins ta l lat ions based on in terac t ive tec hno logy . His immers ive env ironmen ts are equ ipped wi th hear t- rate sensors

that r ecord v is itors ’ b iometr ic data , genera t ing k inet ic and aud iov isual exper iences based on their v i ta l s igns .

The H irshhorn Museum is located a t Independence Avenue & 7 th Str eet , Washington, D C. Admiss ion is f ree.

“Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC

Through January 27, 2019

Char l ine v on Hey l, P (2008) . Courtes y o f the a r t is t and Pe tz e l Ga l le ry .

Char l ine von Hey l ‘s pain t ings range from geometr ic -abs trac t ions to hazy c louds of co lor—there is no over arching t heme,

but t here is p lenty to marve l a t . Thr oughout th is exh ib it ion, the ar t is t ’ s lar ges t ins t i tut iona l show to date, t here are

car toon- l ike graphics , a range o f t ex tures and s ty les , intr icate pat terns , and t i t l es that cha l lenge w hat you t hink a paint ing

is about.

The H irshhorn Museum is located a t Independence Avenue & 7 th Str eet , Washington, D C. Admiss ion is f ree.

“Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940–1950” at the National Gallery of Art,

Washington, DC Through February 18, 2019

Gordon Park s , Marv a T ro t te r Lou i s , Ch i c ago , I l l i no is (1941) . Pho to c our tes y o f the Gordon Park s Foundat ion .

Noted Civ i l Rights photographer G ordon Parks (1912–2006) got his s tar t shoot ing for the Farm Secur ity Admin is trat ion,

Off ice o f War I nformat ion, and Standard Oi l (New Jersey) . In i ts cur rent exh ib it ion, t he N at ional G al lery focuses on the

f irs t decade of t he grea t photo journa lis t ’ s career , when he began to deve lop h is own ar t is t ic s ty le wh i le f org ing impor tant

relat ionships wi th t he l ik es of Langs ton Hughes and R alph El l ison.

The Na t iona l Ga llery of Ar t is located on the Na t iona l Ma ll betw een 3rd and 9th Streets a long C ons t i tut ion Avenue N W,

Wash ing ton, DC. Admiss ion is f ree.

MIDWESTERN MUSEUMS

“Devastated Lands” at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri

Through December 22, 2019

Georges Capon, Frenc h pos te r fo r the Com ité Amér ic a in pou r les Rég io ns Dév as tées . Courtes y o f the Nat iona l WWI Mus eum and

Memor ia l .

The desolat ion caused by f ight ing dur ing Wor ld War I le f t w hole v i l lages reduced t o rubble and much of t he Western Fron t

in Europe in r uins , shock ing Amer ican t roops and Red Cross workers . The Nat iona l WWI Mus eum draws fr om its co l lec t ion

to present photographs and i l lus tra t ions document ing th is dark chapter in wor ld h is tory—the ef fec ts of w hich l inger even

today in the form of l ive exp los iv es s t i l l be ing recovered in the f ormer bat t le areas ov er a century later .

The Na t iona l WWI Museum and Memor ia l is loc ated at 2 Memor ial Dr ive, Kansas Ci ty , M issour i. General admiss ion is $16.

“Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’Medici’s Valois Tapestries” at the Cleveland Museum

of Art Through January 21, 2019

Tournament , f rom the Va lo is Tapes t r ies , c . 1576 . Ga l le r ie deg l i U f f iz i , P a laz z o P it t i , depos i t , F lo renc e , A raz z i n . 495 .

For the f irs t t ime, and af t er an ex tens ive res torat ion , the Va lois Tapes tr ies are on v iew to N or th Amer ican v iewers at the

Cleve land Museum of Ar t . The intr icately woven pieces were commiss ioned by Cather ine de’Medic i in celebra t ion o f the

royal dynas ty , and ar e made of s i lk , woo l, and threads wrapped in prec ious me ta ls .

The C leve land Museum of Ar t is located a t 11150 Eas t Bou levar d Cleveland , Oh io. T ickets for “R enaissance Sp lendor”

are $25.

“Chicago Works: Jessica Campbell” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago

Through July 7, 2019

J es s ic a Campbe l l , The B ru ta l Te l l i ng (2018) . Pho to : J ames P r inz , c our te s y o f Wes te rn Ex h ib i t ions .

Canadian-bor n ar t is t and car t oon is t Jess ica Campbe l l has c reated a s er ies of carpet-based w orks insp ired by the l i f e of

another C anadian ar t is t , Em i ly Carr . T he monumenta l ly s ized w orks blend f ac t and f ic t ion, in fused wi th sa t ir ical

references t o con temporary ar t that reca ll the work o f soc ial s at ir is t Wi l l i am H ogar th.

The MC A C hicago is located a t 220 E Ch icago Ave, C hicago, I l l i nois . Sugges ted admiss ion is $15 .

“Neapolitan Crèche” at the Art Institute of Chicago

Through January 7, 2019

Crèc he , m id -18 th c en tu ry . Nap les .

A per enn ia l hol iday favor ite s ince i ts debut in 2013, t he del ight f ul ly-deta i led nat iv i ty c rèche is back at the Ar t Ins t i tu te o f

Chicago. More than 200 f igur ines popu late the N ap les scene, inc lud ing more than 50 anima ls and 40 i tems of f ood and

beverage (coun t ’em al l) .

The Ar t Ins t i tu te of C hicago is located at 111 S M ichigan Ave, C hicago, I l l i nois . Gener al admiss ion is $25.

“Elizabeth Price” at the Walker Art Center

Through February 23, 2020

Eliz abe th P r ic e , KOHL, (2018) . Courtes y the a r t is t .

Ear l ier th is month, B r it ish ar t is t E l izabe th Pr ice’s f irs t museum commiss ions landed at the Walker Ar t C enter : FELT TIP

and KOHL are both pro jec ted a t mor e than 20 feet , and w i l l r emain in the gal ler ies thr ough 2020. The mov ing- image works

are accompan ied by sc rol l i ng tex t , wit h Pr ice’s new works ref lec t ing upon the r elat ionsh ip betw een the mater ia l and t he

dig ita l, s i tes of labor , and markers of c lass .

The Walker Ar t Cen ter is loca ted at 725 V ineland P lace, Minneapol is , M innesota. Genera l admiss ion is $15.

“Clarence H. White and His World: The Art and Craft of Photography, 1895–1925” at the

Cleveland Museum of Art Through January 21, 2019

Clarenc e H. Wh ite , Th e Sea (Ros e Pas to r S tok es , Car i tas Is l and , Connec t i c u t ) , 1909 . Pho to c our tes y o f the C la renc e H. Wh ite Co l lec t ion ,

P r inc e ton Un iv ers i t y A r t Mus eum.

Photography by t he P ic tor ia l is t ar t is t C larence H. Whi te (1871–1925) is d isp layed in th is show wi th in t he contex t of t he

Ar ts and Craf ts movemen t. Wh ite’s hazy images capture the qu iet of domest ic ity , and the s imple p leasures of c hi ldhood

and so l i tude. H is impac t on the w ider ar t is t ic commun ity is ev ident in pa int ings c reated by h is peers , wh ich show ev idence

of h is aes thet ic legacy .

The C leve land Museum of Ar t is located a t 11150 Eas t B lvd, Cleveland, O hio. Genera l admiss ion is f ree.

SOUTHERN MUSEUMS

“K(NO)W Justice K(NO)W Peace” at the Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte

Through March 26, 2019

An image f rom “K (NO ) W J us t ic e K (NO ) W Peac e” a t the Lev ine Mus eum o f the New South , Cha r lo t te .

A true commun ity co l labor at ion, “K(NO)W J us t ice K(NO)W Peace” is a grassroots-based exh ib it ion that ref lec ts on po lice-

invo lved shoot ings in the US. The show was c reated by bo th law enforcement and ac t iv is ts , and g ives a personal

perspec t ive to wha t of ten fee ls l ike a med ia- f renzy .

The Lev ine Museum of the New South is located a t 200 Eas t 7th Street , C har lot t e, N or th C aro l ina. Genera l admiss ion is

$10.

“Art for a New Understanding: Native Voices, 1950s to Now” at the Crystal Bridges Museum

of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas Through January 7, 2019

Spiderwoman Theate r Rev erb-be r-be r- r a t i ons (1994) . From le f t : L is a May o , Glo r ia M igue l, Mur ie l M igue l. Pho to c our tes y o f the

Adv ert i s e r /Sunday Ma i l , Ade la ide , Aus t ra l ia . Cou rtes y o f Sp iderwoman T heate r .

Arkansas-based Crys tal B r idges Museum has an impress ive sur vey that features works c reated by Ind igenous U S and

Canadian ar t is ts , dat ing f rom 1950s t hrough t he pr esent. The t imely exhibit ion ar r ives jus t as ins t i tut ions around t he

wor ld are reckoning w ith the legac ies o f colon ia l ism in their co l lec t ions , and helps to sh if t the col lec t ive unders tanding of

contemporary ar t .

The Crys tal Br idges Museum of Amer ican Ar t is located at 600 Museum Way, Bentonv i l le, Arkansas . Admiss ion is f ree.

“With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino & Tommie Smith” at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Through February 3, 2019

A pho to o f Tommie Sm ith fe l lo w meda l is t and J ohn Car los lo ok ing down and ra is ing h is f is t as he s tands on the pod ium a t the 1968

O ly mp ic s . Pho to ©T ime & L i fe P ic tu res /Get ty Images .

The idea of an ath le te pr otes t ing rac ia l in jus t ice hardly or ig inated w ith Co lin Kaepern ick . At the 1968 Mex ico Ci ty O lymp ic

Games, Amer ican s pr in ter Tommie Smith won a go ld medal and raised his f is t in the a ir , h is B lack Power sa lu te

symbol iz ing h is commi tment t o the C iv i l R igh ts Movemen t. Along wi th br onze medal winner John Car los , he was banned

from the res t of the games. F if ty years lat er , Sm ith has been col laborat ing wi th Los Ange les-based ar t is t G lenn Ka ino on

a ser ies of dr awings and scu lptures inspired by his his tor ic ges ture as w el l as t he pub l ic respons e to today ’s B lack Lives

Matter movement.

The H igh Museum of Ar t is loc ated at 1280 Peach tree St NE, At lanta. General admiss ion is $14.50.

“Embodying Faith: Imagining Jesus Through the Ages” at the Birmingham Museum of Art

Through April 21, 2019

J ac opo d ’A rc ange lo de l Se l la io , Chr i s t w i th Ins t ruments o f the Pas s ion ( c a . 1485) . Courtes y o f the B irm in gham Mus eum o f A r t .

The ques t ion of how to dep ic t Jesus is one of the most endur ing in Western v isual ar t . At the B irm ingham Museum, scores

of these interpreta t ions are on v iew , f rom Ha it ian qu i l ts to s tained g lass scenery , for a s how that is as much an overv iew

of ar t ’ s evo lut ion thr ough t ime and space as i t is a s tudy of r el ig ion .

The B irm ingham Museum of Ar t is located a t 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, J r . B lvd, Bir mingham, A labama. General

admiss ion is f r ee.

“Lina Iris Viktor: A Haven. A Hell. A Dream Deferred.” at the New Orleans Museum of Art

Through January 6, 2019

L ina I r is V ik to r , Fi rs t (2017–8) . Cou rtes y the A r t is t and Ma r iane Ib rah im Ga l le ry , Sea t t le .

I t ’ s the f irs t museum solo show for Lina I r is V ik tor , who has bec ome known for s tunn ing , r ich ly g i lded sel f por tr ai ts tha t

celebr ate black ident i ty . H ere, she’s c reated a mytho log ized h is tory for L iber ia , founded fo l lowing t he abo l i t i on of s lavery

in t he U S as a home for f reed s laves , depic t ing the prophe t ic f igure of the L ibyan S iby l , a f igure f rom Greek mythology

who seems to of f er a warn ing agains t the ev i ls o f co lon izat ion .

The New Or leans Ar t Museum is located at One Co l l i ns C. D ibol l C irc le, Ci ty Park , New Or leans , Louis iana. Genera l

admiss ion is $12.

“Ian Davenport: Horizons” at the Dallas Contemporary

Through March 17, 2019

Ian Dav enport , G iard i n i Co lour fa l l (2005) . Courtes y o f the a r t is t and Wa dd ing ton Cus to t Ga l le r ies .

Ian D avenpor t ’ s retrospec t ive a t the D al las C ontemporary inc ludes a s tuden t work c rea ted wh ile he was at Go ldsm ith’s

London in 1988, as we ll as new p ieces c rea ted for t he show. T he centerpiece is his monumenta l pour ed paint s tr ipe

piece , Giardini Co lour fal l , c reated for Sw iss watchmaker Swatch for d isplay at the 2017 Venice B ienna le.

The Da l las Contempor ary is located a t 161 Glass Street , Da llas , Texas . Admiss ion is f r ee.

“Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State” at the Boca Raton Museum of

Art Through March 24, 2019

Gleas on Wai te Romer, Pa rro t J ung le . P r iv a te Co l lec t ion , c our tes y o f the Boc a Raton Mus eum o f A r t .

Miami Ar t Week m igh t be behind us , but t o surv ive t he co ld mon ths ahead, Boca Ra ton’s Museum of Ar t of fers an

his tor ical overv iew of ar t is t ic int erpretat ions o f the “Sunsh ine State.” More than 200 w orks by ar t is ts inc lud ing M il ton

Avery , John S inger Sargent, Wins low H omer , Purv is Young , Henr i C ar t ier -Bresson, Louis C omfor t T i f fany , Garry

Winogrand, John James Audubon, and Thomas Moran, cover ev ery aspec t o f the p lace , f rom i ts nat ive plants and wi ld l i fe,

to how i t is por trayed in popular cult ure.

The Boca R aton Mus eum of Ar t is located in M izner Park at 501 Plaza R eal , Boca R aton, F lor ida. Gener al admiss ion is

$12.

“Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, 1980–83 | A Documentary Exhibition” at

the Pérez Art Museum Miami Through February 17, 2019

Chr is to and J eanne- Claude . Doc umentary pho tograph o f Surrounded Is l ands B i sc ay ne Bay , G rea te r M iami , F l o r i da (1980–83) . Pho to :

Wo lf gang Vo lz © Chr is to 1983 .

In 1983, Chr is to and Jeanne-Claude t urned 11 man-made uninhabi ted is lands in Miam i’s B iscayne Bay into a mass ive ar t

ins ta l lat ion , sur rounding them w ith 6.5 m il l i on square fee t of f loat ing p ink fabr ic for two w eeks . PAMM ce lebr ates t he 35th

ann iversary of t he s tupendous ly amb it ious p iece , and t he f ounding of i ts predecessor ins t i t ut ion, the Center f or F ine Ar ts ,

with an exhibi t ion of arch ival ma ter ia ls and ar tw orks related t o Surrounded Is lands .

PAMM is located at 1103 Biscayne B lvd. , M iami. Gener al admis s ion is $16.

WEST COAST MUSEUMS

“In This Imperfect Present Moment” at the Seattle Art Museum Through June 16, 2019

Amy Shera ld , Sain t Woman (2015) . Courtes y o f the a r t is t and Haus er & Wi r th , ©Amy Shera ld .

This thought-provok ing group show exp lor ing issues of f a it h, labor , and leadership, v ia an impress iv e ros ter of ar t is ts

inc lud ing Amy Sherald, Saya Wool fa lk , Genev ieve G aignard , and Toy in Oj ih Oduto la—one of Odutola’s por tra its lends i ts

t i t le t o t he exhibit ion—a ll on loan f rom a loca l co l lec tor .

The Seat t le Ar t Museum is located a t 1300 F irs t Avenue, Sea tt le, Washington. G ener al admiss ion is $24.95 .

“Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

December 15, 2018–March 31, 2019

Vij a Ce lm ins , Hous e #2 (1965) . © V i j a Ce lm ins ; pho to : Cou rtes y Mat thew Mark s Ga l le ry .

Vi ja Celm ins ‘s obsess ively detai led render ings go on v iew, at long las t , f or the most comprehens ive retrospec t ive in Nor th

Amer ica ded icated to the ar t is t in ov er 25 years . More t han 100 paint ings , draw ings , and sculp tura l w orks are on d isplay ,

each one ev idence of her me t icu lous ly foc used labors .

SFMOMA is loca ted at 151 Th ird Stree t , San Fr anc isco, CA. General admiss ion is $25.

“Deana Lawson: Planes” at the Underground Museum, Los Angeles

Through February 17, 2019

Deana Laws on, Signs (2016) . Pho to c our tes y o f the A r t is t and S ik k ema J enk ins & Co.

When Noah Dav is , the la te f ounder of LA’s Underground Museum came across Deana Lawson’s photographs in 2009 , he

could a lready see her work as a solo exh ib it ion in h is yet- to- be- real ized ar t space . Now, years lat er , Lawson’s work t akes

i ts r ight f ul p lace a t the museum in t h is ins ight f ul show.

The Underground Museum is located a t 3508 W. Washington Blvd. , Los Ange les . Admiss ion is f ree.

“Titian’s Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1561” at the Norton Simon Museum

December 18, 2018–March 25, 2019

Tit ian ( T iz iano Vec e l l io , I ta l ian , c . 1488 /90–1576) Por t ra i t o f a Lady in Wh it e (c . 1561) . Pho to by E lk e Es te l /Hans -Pete r K lu t , c our tes y o f

the Gemälde ga le r ie A l te Me is te r , S taa t l ic he Kuns ts ammlungen D res den.

To celebrate the 140th anniversary o f the C olumbus Museum, T i t ian’s Por tra it of a Lady in Whi te is on v iew in Oh io,

loaned from its es teemed home at t he Gemä ldega ler ie Al te Meis ter in Dresden, G ermany. L ike so many R ena issance

por tra its , the ident ity of the Lady remains unknown today , though ar t h is tory buf fs w i l l r evel in puzz l ing over the

poss ib i l i t ies .

The Nor ton S imon Museum is located at 411 West Co lorado Blv d. , Pasadena , Ca l i forn ia. General admiss ion is $15.

“Something Revealed; California Women Artists Emerge, 1860–1960” at the Pasadena Museum of History

Through March 31, 2019

Ruth M i l le r Kemps te r , Hous ewi fe (c a . 1935) . Pho to by Mart in A . Fo lb , c o ur tes y o f the Pas adena Mus eum o f H is to ry .

Two years ago, conservator and curator Maur ine S t. Gaudens publ ished a four -vo lume reference set , Emerging From the

Shadows: A Survey of Women Ar t is ts Work ing in C al i f ornia, 1860–1960 , br ing ing to l i ght the b iogr aph ies and ar twork o f

more t han 300 of Ca li forn ia’s women ar t is ts . Now , she’s pu t together an exhibit ion based on t hat s ame research, wit h

over 200 works f rom h is tor ica l ly mar ginal ized f igures such as V iv ian Spr ingford and Ruth M il ler Kempster , shat ter ing

ex is t ing not ions of 19th- and ear ly 20 th-century women ar t is ts being l im it ed t o t he realms of c ra f t and “pr et ty ” p ic tures .

The Pasadena Museum of H is tory is loca ted at 470 Walnut Street , Pasadena , Ca l i forn ia. General admiss ion is $9 .

“The Renaissance Nude” at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Through January 27, 2019

Antone l lo da Mes s ina , Sain t Sebas t i an (1478–79) , de ta i l . Courtey s o f th e Gema ̈ ld ega le r ie A l te Me is te r , S taa t l ic he Kuns ts ammlungen

Dres den, pho to c our tes y o f bpk B i ldagen tu r / Gemae ldega le r ie A l te Me is te r /E lk e Es te l /Hans -Pete r K lu t /A r t Res ourc e , NY .

The Getty takes a wide v iew of ar t h is tory in th is exh ib it ion s tudy ing t he embr ace of the nude in the work o f Rena issance

ar t is ts across Europe. H igh l igh ts inc lude T it ian’s masterpiece Venus R is ing f rom the Sea , A lbr echt D ürer ’ s engrav ing of

Adam and Eve, and anatomica l s tudies by Leonar do da Vinc i

The J . Pau l Get ty Museum is located a t 1200 G etty C enter Dr iv e, Br entw ood , Los Ange les . Admiss ion is f ree.

“Anne Brigman: A Visionary in Modern Photography” at the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno

Through January 27, 2019

Anne B r igman, The B reez e (1909 /p r in ted 1915) . Courtes y o f the W i ls on Cent re fo r Pho tog raphy .

In de f iance of her V ic tor ian upbr inging, poet, c r i t ic , and mountaineer Anne Br igman (1869–1950) was mak ing nude

photographs of herse lf decades before f em in is t ar t became a genre. Though Br igman’s work w as promoted dur ing her

l i f et ime by A lf red St ieg l i tz , her c ontr ibut ions to the f ie ld of photography have been largely over looked. Now r ediscovered

by the Nevada Museum of Ar t , wh ich pr esents 250 of her works , B r igman here gets the recogn it ion she deserves for her

f igurat ive landscape photos . Taken in t he Sier ra Nevadas back at the t urn of the century , these images pre f igure la ter

work jux tapos ing the female body and the grea t ou tdoors by the l ikes of Ana Mend ieta and Judy Ch icago , examp les of

which the museum presents in a companion exhibit ion, “Laid Ba re in the Landscape.”

The Nevada Museum o f Ar t is loca ted at 160 West L iber ty St , R eno N evada. Genera l admiss ion is $10.

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