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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Liverpool Claude Monet exhibition 'will bring his work to life'
An exhibition designed to "bring to life" more than 400 paintings by the renowned Impressionist artist Claude Monet has come to Monet, at Liverpool Exhibition Centre, uses projection technology to allow visitors to experience pieces including Water Lilies, Impression, Sunrise, and Poppies at Argenteuil."What we have done is to imagine if we went with Monet to all the different locations he painted all over Europe," said the exhibition's creative director Mathieu to the exhibition, which runs until 15 August, will see huge projections of Monet's work beamed on to walls and other surfaces. Mr St-Anaud advised people attending the exhibition to "just let go and don't think about art - experience it as an image as Monet felt when he first saw it".Anna Perry, the project's business development director, said Liverpool was chosen to host the first exhibition in Europe following the "overwhelming success" of the UK premiere of Beyond Van Gogh last also said the Liverpool Exhibition Centre team were "phenomenal to work with". Ms Perry praised the city's "culture and acceptance of art and entertainment and the value that people put in it".She said: "It just felt like there was no other place that we could premiere this."It has only been seen in North America before."Ms Perry said the immersive exhibition "really allows people to tap into elements that they might not have been aware that they were going to be exposed to or feel".She added: "They see the artwork around them, they see it on the floor, they hear the sounds, and I think people just get really blown away."Because children can run around "and feel like they've gone inside paintings" it is a great first art exhibition for youngsters, she Perry said Beyond Van Gogh would also return to Monet, who was born in 1840 and died in 1926, is acknowledged as the founder of the Impressionism movement. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Early-Career NYC Artists Display New Work At The Shed In Hudson Yards
Twelve early-career, New York City-based artists and collectives have created new works for Open Call: Portals , a free group exhibition on display through August 24 in the Level 2 Gallery and on the outdoor Plaza of the Shed, in Hudson Yards. Installation view, "Open Call, Portals," at the Shed in NYC's Hudson Yards Adam Reich Open Call: Portals features new works ranging from painting and film to sculpture and performance by Zain Alam, AYDO, Mel Corchado, Marwa Eltahir, Patricia Encarnación, Laurena Finéus, Lily Honglei, Tyson Houseman, Jarrett Key, Chelsea Odufu, Victor 'Marka27' Quiñonez, and Yelaine Rodriguez and Luis Vasquez La Roche. According to the Shed, each artist is 'exploring forces shaping our world, including colonialism, migration, and environmental crisis. 'Beyond the theme of this exhibition, we're thinking about portals as invitations,' said Darren Biggart, Director of Civic Programs. 'We hope that audiences find many entry points to engage with new ideas and connect with new communities. These 12 multivalent works provide diverse and unique openings to examine complex ideas and envision a better future.' 'These works by artists living and, or working in New York City remind us that identity, memory, and belonging are shaped not in isolation but in the unpredictable interstices of history and the present,' said Dejá Belardo, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts and Civic Programs. 'In doing so, the exhibition Open Call: Portals subverts the typical understanding of its title. Instead of spaces meant solely for moving from one point to another, portals in this exhibition open a third space where we might linger, inhabiting the forgotten and the imagined.' The exhibition also includes public programs, conversations and performances with the artists and their collaborators. Tickets are free to all Open Call events with a reservation at The Shed said Open Call embodies its 'core mission to champion innovative art and ideas across all disciplines; it provides crucial support to these emerging voices, offering each artist a commissioning fee of up to $15,000, tailored to the scope of their project. In addition to financial support, The Shed provides comprehensive production support and resources, empowering artists to fully realize their creative visions.' Launched as part of The Shed's inaugural-year program, Open Call is a large-scale commissioning program. Since its inception, Open Call—now in its fourth iteration— has produced new work by over 100 artists and collectives, many of whom have gone on to be recognized by the Whitney Biennial, the Bronx Museum's AIM Biennial, the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Bessies, MacDowell, United States Artists, Disability Futures Fellows, Creative Capital, the Jerome Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, and more. Each artist received commissioning fees, production support, and experience working with a large cultural institution and navigating the commissioning process. Open Call: Portals features new works ranging from painting and film to sculpture and performance by Zain Alam, AYDO, Mel Corchado, Marwa Eltahir, Patricia Encarnación, Laurena Finéus, Lily Honglei, Tyson Houseman, Jarrett Key, Chelsea Odufu, Victor 'Marka27' Quiñonez, and Yelaine Rodriguez and Luis Vasquez La Roche. According to the Shed, each artist is 'exploring forces shaping our world, including colonialism, migration, and environmental crisis. 'Beyond the theme of this exhibition, we're thinking about portals as invitations,' said Darren Biggart, Director of Civic Programs. 'We hope that audiences find many entry points to engage with new ideas and connect with new communities. These 12 multivalent works provide diverse and unique openings to examine complex ideas and envision a better future.' 'These works by artists living and, or working in New York City remind us that identity, memory, and belonging are shaped not in isolation but in the unpredictable interstices of history and the present,' said Dejá Belardo, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts and Civic Programs. 'In doing so, the exhibition Open Call: Portals subverts the typical understanding of its title. Instead of spaces meant solely for moving from one point to another, portals in this exhibition open a third space where we might linger, inhabiting the forgotten and the imagined.' The exhibition also includes public programs, conversations and performances with the artists and their collaborators. Tickets are free to all Open Call events with a reservation at The Shed said Open Call embodies its 'core mission to champion innovative art and ideas across all disciplines; it provides crucial support to these emerging voices, offering each artist a commissioning fee of up to $15,000, tailored to the scope of their project. In addition to financial support, The Shed provides comprehensive production support and resources, empowering artists to fully realize their creative visions.' Launched as part of The Shed's inaugural-year program, Open Call is a large-scale commissioning program. Since its inception, Open Call—now in its fourth iteration— has produced new work by over 100 artists and collectives, many of whom have gone on to be recognized by the Whitney Biennial, the Bronx Museum's AIM Biennial, the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Bessies, MacDowell, United States Artists, Disability Futures Fellows, Creative Capital, the Jerome Foundation, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, and more. Each artist received commissioning fees, production support, and experience working with a large cultural institution and navigating the commissioning process.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Liverpool: 'Classic Scouse insults' feature in new exhibition
"Classic Scouse insults" and a musical golden toilet are among the offerings at a satirical art exhibition which has opened in Link, who co-founded cartoonist duo Modern Toss, said he and Mick Bunnage chose to launch the retrospective in the city due to its sense of interactive exhibition looks back on 21 years of Modern Toss, whose art includes satire on working said the pair were enjoying being in Liverpool and it seemed the perfect place because people "aren't afraid to laugh at the state of things". "A lot of our jokes are about people telling their boss where to stick it, and we thought where better to start the tour than in Liverpool," he added. Link said he was touched to receive some feedback from one fan of their work who had already been in to see the exhibition at the Northern Lights art gallery."The first thing he said was that 'your cartoons helped get me through lockdown'," Link said. Asked what drew people to their work, Link said: "I think it's relatable stuff and it's just a feeling that there's someone else that probably feels the same as you and someone stupid enough to turn it into a cartoon." The retrospective will also include a Wednesday Morning Work Therapy session, which the organisers said would be "a mixture of whale song and swearing".Over 100 pieces of work are featured in the exhibition, including an interactive Periodic Table of Swearing machine, which has had a "classic Scouse insults" section added especially for the Liverpool said they had spoken to Liverpool residents while researching this for the first of their "regional swearing ideas"."I have designed it so that it merges from red into blue and blue into red for the teams," said Link, in a nod to the city's football clubs. The work of Modern Toss has featured in a Channel 4 comedy series, as well as in publications including Private Eye and The Guardian and in books, comics and greetings cards. Link said their work, which also encompasses publishing, sculpture, painting and live performance, is a satirical take on life in the early 21st use cartoon characters inspired by anything from global economic events to the internal thoughts of a fish on a hook, he Modern Toss 21st anniversary touring exhibition runs at Northern Lights art studio, Cains Brewery Village, until 10 August. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Exhibition exploring relationships through weaving
Weavor, sculptor and academic is currently exhibiting at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. But as the title suggests He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander with Community, it isn't just Maureen alone but rather a collaboration with more than 100 artists and 70 children to create four large-scale fibre installations. The exhibit explores the ideas the intertwined concepts of guardianship, relationships and heritage through weaving. Dr Lander has exhibited, lectured and written about Maori art since 1986. Her work draws inspiration from woven fibre and Maori textiles held in museum collections. In 2019, she received a Nga Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka award in recognition of her lifetime contribution to Maori art and culture and in 2022 was an Arts Foundation laureate. Culture 101 speaks to curator Taarati Taiaroa who worked closely with Maureen about what audiences will experience and how they'll be able to participate as well. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
New York Times
5 days ago
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- New York Times
8 Art Shows to See Before They Close
Through Aug. 2 at the Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan; Jack Whitten, who moved from Alabama to New York in 1960, was not just a painter but a sculptural painter. Swaths of acrylic paint are swooped and layered across canvas. Cubes of dried paint conjoin in a textured mosaic, resembling glimmering stars against a night sky. Look closer, and 'suddenly the glops and drips look sonic, like musical bursts and pings,' the critic Holland Cotter wrote in his review for The New York Times. The exhibition showcases 180 paintings, sculptures and works on paper, and scintillates through the Museum of Modern Art's galleries, Cotter writes, in a refreshing career retrospective of 'a radically inventive artist who ranks right at the top of abstraction's pantheon.' Read the review. Through Aug. 3 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, The portrait painter John Singer Sargent lived and traveled across Europe, North Africa and the United States, but it was his work during a formative decade in 19th-century Paris that catapulted him to recognition. In a collaboration between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Musée d'Orsay, where the exhibition will appear in the fall, the show charts Sargent's success in his early career. 'We see just how he did it,' the critic Karen Rosenberg wrote in her review. 'With a lot of savoir-faire and a touch of the enfant terrible.' The exhibition builds to a climax around Sargent's scandalous 'Madame X,' in which the American expatriate Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, heavily powdered and daringly dressed in a cinched black gown, looks seductively over one shoulder. The close look at Sargent's cosmopolitan ascent as he found his footing adds up to, Rosenberg wrote, 'an evocative look at the belle epoque city where a young Sargent hit his stride.' Read the review. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
