Meleko Mokgosi: Acts Of Resistance
From May 2, 2018 November 11, 2018
Meleko Mokgosi produces large-scale figurative paintings that rethink the tradition of historical European compositions. He appropriates the polyptych formats and shapes of altarpieces and paintings used for the decoration of churches and other grand interiors and deploys paintings to present historical narratives and allegories. However, Mokgosis subjects come from African history, representing people and historical moments that do not appear within the canon of Western art history.
Shifting Views: People & Politics In Contemporary African Art
From December 18, 2016 December 3, 2017
The BMAs first exhibition of contemporary art from Africa drawn from its own collection features photographs, prints, and drawings by David Goldblatt, Gavin Jantjes, William Kentridge, Julie Mehretu, Senam Okudzeto, Robin Rhode, and Diane Victor. Each artist offers pointedly political perspectives on the lives of Africans and their diasporic descendants.
Senam Okudzeto. Fragment from the series All Facts Have Been Changed to Protect the Ignorant. 2000-01. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Nathan L. and Suzanne F. Cohen Contemporary Art Endowment
De Young Museum And The Legion Of Honor
San Francisco,CA,
Chihuly at the de Young was an exploration of groundbreaking artwork. From the Mille Fiori, a 56-foot garden of glass, to the Saffron Tower, a 30-foot neon sculpture, this exhibition challenged convention with a feast of bold color, dramatic forms and extraordinary composition. It was the first major exhibition in San Francisco and included eleven galleries of new and archival works.
Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, IsraelAugust 1999November 2000
More than one million visitors saw Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000.The Jerusalem project started with lunch at my kitchen table with Izzika and Yaffa Gaon. They had visited Venice when I hung Chandeliers over the canals, and we all thought an installation project would be great for Israel. We discussed locations and the Citadel Tower of David Museum presented itself as an extraordinary location for such a project. When Izzika died shortly after, I flew to Jerusalem for his memorial service, and met Shosh Yaniv the museum director, and she gave me a tour of the Citadel. I was overwhelmed with the Citadel and Jerusalem, which I had visited once before in 1962. Shosh and I were determined to find a way to do this project in Izzika’s memory.Chihuly
Chihuly Over Venice
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Phaan Howng: The Succession Of Nature
From November 3, 2017 October 7, 2018
The third iteration of the Commons Collaboration kicks off with an exciting project from Baltimore-basedartist Phaan Howng in collaboration with Blue Water Baltimore. For this project, Howng creates an immersive environment with intense, unnatural colors inspired by toxic waste.
The Baltimore Museum Of Art Invited Its Guards To Curate Their Latest Exhibition Heres How They Took On The Challenge
Guarding the Art features artworks from the BMAs collection selected by 17 members of its security team. It opens this weekend.
They spend more time looking at the museums walls than anybody elseand now, for the first time, theyre deciding what art will hang there.
For the Baltimore Museum of Arts newest exhibition, the security guards have taken on curatorial duties. The show, Guarding the Art, features 25 pieces from the BMAs collectionincluding works by Louise Bourgeois, Grace Hartigan, and Mickalene Thomasselected by 17 members of the institutions security team. It opens to the public this Sunday, March 27.
The aim of the show, conceived by BMA board member Amy Elias more than a year ago, is to enliven the museums presentationand invite some new perspectives along the way.
Guarding the Art, is more personal than typical museum shows, Elias said in a statement, since it gives visitors a unique opportunity to see, listen and learn the personal histories and motivations of guest curators. In this way, the exhibition opens a door for how a visitor might feel about the art, rather than just providing a framework for how to think about the art.
Alfred Dehodencq, Little Gypsy . Courtesy of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
We were kind of nervous because these are serious folks and this is what they do, said Dominic Mallari, who has worked at the BMA since 2018. But it turned out that it was very welcoming and inviting.
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New Arrivals: Gifts Of Art For A New Century
From February 7, 2016 May 8, 2016
The culmination of the New Arrivals series is a major exhibition of approximately 200 artworks thatjuxtapose recent acquisitions with complementary works already in the collection.
Table Screen with New Year’s Scene. Japan. c. 1800. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Bequest of Dr. W. Lehman Guyton, Cockeysville, Maryland, BMA 2011.363
From December 16, 2015 June 19, 2016
Unlike its predecessors, the art quilt is intended for display on the wall rather than the bed.
Among the many recent additions to the BMAs late 20th-century textile collection are five stunning quilts created by professional artists who chose to express themselves with cloth and thread, in some cases abandoning their original media in order to do so.
Adrien Rothschild. Purple Mountains. 1991. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of the Artist, Baltimore, BMA 1998.360
Front Room: Sara Vanderbeek
From April 12, 2015 September 20, 2015
A solo exhibition of photography and sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Sara VanDerBeek is presented in the latest Front Room exhibition.
On view in Front Room: Sara VanDerBeek: Modern Symbols. 2015. Courtesy of the Artist and Metro Pictures, New York, The Approach London and Altman Siegel, San Francisco. R.17563.9
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Baltimore Museum Guards Take Seats At The Curators Table
A diverse and kaleidoscopic art exhibition, curated by 17 members of its security staff, spotlights the perspectives of employees typically seen but rarely heard.
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BALTIMORE Museum guards have been a focal point of unionizing efforts and equity and safety conversations sweeping U.S. museums in the wake of Covid, Black Lives Matter protests and the recent stabbing at MoMA. Yet they have largely remained an anonymous group.
When youre a guard, youre on display like everything else, but youre kind of invisible to the public, said the artist Fred Wilson, who worked as a guard in the 1970s at the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, N.Y. Pushing for institutions to become more self-aware, he created a sculpture in 1991 called Guarded View, showing four Black headless mannequins wearing uniforms from different New York museums, and posed on a platform, that speaks to this paradox and its social and racial dynamics.
Now, in what may be the first show of its kind, guards at the Baltimore Museum of Art are stepping into the light as guest curators and individuals. It is part of a national reckoning by museums striving for diversity and inclusiveness and looking for original ways to bring in a range of voices to interpret the art.
On Paper: Works From The Cohen Collection
From February 13, 2013 August 25, 2013
Carl Andre, Mel Bochner, Donald Judd, Bruce Nauman, Olafur Eliasson, Tony Smith, and other important Minimalist and Conceptual artists are highlighted in this exhibition of 20 exquisite drawings from the collection of former BMA Board Chair Suzanne F. Cohen. The exhibition includes pieces both generously gifted and promised to the BMA, as well as works given to the BMA in her honor.
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On Paper: Picturing Painting
From March 30, 2016 October 23, 2016
The large-scale color images in this exhibition reinterpret masterworks of painting as photographs. In some cases fashioned as an homage, in others a critique, these works combine elements of historical paintings with traits particular to photography to create images with a unique and powerful presence.
Rineke Dijkstra. Hel. Poland, August 12, 1998. 1998. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund, BMA 2001.22. © Rineke Dijkstra
Reginald F Lewis Museum Of Maryland African American History & Culture
With permanent exhibitions and special visiting exhibits and collections, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum shows life and history through the eyes of Black Marylanders. Its one of the largest African American museums in the world, with a collection of about 10,000 objects that focus on the artistic representation of history and culture in the African American community.
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Baker Artist Awards 2016
From July 31, 2016 September 11, 2016
The BMA celebrates the 2016 Baker Artist Awards with a multi-disciplinary exhibition showcasing examples of works by winners of the prestigious prizes. This year’s exhibition in the May Galleries features the work of visual artist Joyce J. Scott, winner of the $50,000 Mary Sawyers Imboden Prize and literary artist Jen Grow, winner of the $20,000 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize winner. Also featured are the winners of three $5,000 prizes: performing artist Naoko Maeshiba, filmmaker Matt Porterfield and visual artist Bill Schmidt.
Joyce J. Scott. War Baby. 20142015. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Courtesy of Goya Contemporary, BMA R.17773.2. ©Joyce J. Scott
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Seeing Now: Photography Since 1960
From February 20, 2011 May 15, 2011
More than 200 compelling images showcase photography’s extraordinary development since 1960 in this gripping exhibition. Seeing Now offers a striking snapshot of the world around us as seen through the eyes of more than 60 photographersincluding Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Garry Winogrand, and Cindy Sherman.
Time Frames: Contemporary East Asian Photography
From November 4, 2018 March 24, 2019
More than 40 rarely shown color and black-and-white photographs delve into various concepts of time, from a reflection on a legend or historical event, to a memory, missed moment, or a future imagined and anticipated.
Masaru Tatsuki.Tenkamaru in a Tunnel, Tochigi. 2005. From the series Dekotora. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of Brenda Edelson, Santa Fe, BMA 2015.54. © Masaru Tatsuki
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About The Baltimore Museum Of Art
Founded in 1914, the Baltimore Museum of Art inspires people of all ages and backgrounds through exhibitions, programs, and collections that tell an expansive story of artchallenging long-held narratives and embracing new voices. Our outstanding collection of more than 97,000 objects spans many eras and cultures and includes the worlds largest public holding of works by Henri Matisse one of the nations finest collections of prints, drawings, and photographs and a rapidly growing number of works by contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds. The museum is also distinguished by a neoclassical building designed by American architect John Russell Pope and two beautifully landscaped gardens featuring an array of modern and contemporary sculpture. The BMA is located three miles north of the Inner Harbor, adjacent to the main campus of Johns Hopkins University, and has a community branch at Lexington Market. General admission is free so that everyone can enjoy the power of art.
Lessons Learned: American Schoolgirl Embroideries
From November 23, 2014 May 10, 2015
Discover samplers and silk embroideries made by schoolgirls from Maryland and other East Coast states during the 18th and 19th centuries, which were displayed by families as showpieces to advertise their daughters’ accomplishments.
Anna Henrie. Sampler with House and Landscape. 1840. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of the Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc., BMA 1958.32
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Black Box: Kara Walker& Hank Willisthomas
From June 28, 2017 March 18, 2018
Salvation by Kara Walker, one of the mostsignificant works in the BMAs contemporarycollection, and And I Cant Run by Hank WillisThomas, a recent promised gift to the Museum,start a critical conversation in the Black BoxGallery on slaverys legacy.
Top:Kara Walker. Salvation. 2000. The BaltimoreMuseum of Art: Friends of Modern Art Fund,BMA 2001.14. © Kara Walker.Bottom: Hank Willis Thomas. And I Cant Run. 2013. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Promised gift of a MAD Gathering to The Baltimore Museum of Art. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
Guarding The Art Was Created By Guest Curators From The Baltimore Museum Of Arts Security Department
A new art exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art is giving a voice to individuals who have devoted years of their lives to protecting the art on display. “Guarding the Art” features 25 works from the museum’s greater collection, selected by 17 former and current members of the museums’ security team.
The exhibit, which will be on display from March 27 through July 10, gives guests the opportunity to see art through the eyes of the people who spend their days watching over it. The exhibit highlights the unique perspectives of the security officers and their reflections on the pieces based on their many hours spent in the galleries, their interactions with visitors, and their personal stories and interests.
The exhibit got its start last year when BMA trustee Amy Elias had a conversation with Dr. Asma Naeem, one of BMA’s chief curators, about how the museum’s security department probably spends more time with the museum’s art than anyone else.
“I went home at night, and I thought, well, wouldn’t it be interesting to hear from the guards about what pieces of work they find most meaningful?” Elias told CNN.
They also participated in designing the exhibit layout, producing catalogue content, and developing public programming and tours for the new exhibit. And like with any other museum curator, the “guest” curators were paid for their expertise.
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Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture 1963
From April 22, 2018 July 29, 2018
The BMA is proud to honorJack Whitten , one of themost important artists of hisgeneration, with this exhibitionof his carved and assembledsculptures inspired by thematerials and traditions ofAfrica and ancient Greece.
Jack Whitten. The Afro American Thunderbolt. 1983-84. Courtesy of the artists estate and Hauser & Wirth. Photography by Genevieve Hanson, NYC
Max Weber: Bringing Paris To New York
From March 1, 2013 June 30, 2013
The BMA presents the first exhibition to extensively explore American artist Max Weber’s formative years in Paris from fall 1905 to December 1908, when he transformed his painting style from classical representations of figures to bold interpretations of cubism and futurism.
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Crossing Borders: Mexican Modernist Prints
From November 19, 2017 March 11, 2018
This exhibition explores an unprecedented period of cultural and intellectual exchange betweenMexico and the U.S. in the 1930s and 1940s through 30 prints and drawings by artists such as Diego Rivera, JoséClemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Elizabeth Catlett.
This exhibition is generously sponsored by Wilmington Trust.
Diego Rivera. Zapata. 1932. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Gift of Blanche Adler. BMA 1932.28.5. © 2017 Diego Rivera/Artists Rights Society , New York/SOMAAP, Mexico
Front Room: Broomberg & Chanarin
From April 13, 2016 September 11, 2016
The BMA presents the first U.S. exhibition of the dynamic collaborators Broomberg & Chanarin. Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin have worked together since the late 1990s, challenging the concepts and structure of power through their photography-based practice. Their new body of workphotography, copper plates, sculpture, and filmhighlight the changes technology has wrought on warfare, revealing the fallacies we tell ourselves about it.
Broomberg & Chanarin. Still from Rudiments. 2015. Courtesy the Artist. Image courtesy of the Artists and Lisson Gallery, London
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Print By Print: Series From Drer To Lichtenstein
From October 30, 2011 March 25, 2012
The BMAs world-class print collection is the inspiration for an unprecedented exhibition of works spanning 500 years of printmaking. Discover more than 350 prints by Canaletto, Pablo Picasso, Ed Ruscha, and other European and American artists who created series covering a wide range of topics places, imagination, narrative, design, appropriation, and war.
Baltimore Museum Of Arts Great Migration Exhibit Opens Sunday
The Great Migration, a term used to describe the historic movement of roughlysix million Black people from the American South to far corners of the country, and world, shifted the history of the United States in innumerable ways.
Black people were hoping to flee Jim Crow laws of the South for more idyllic pastures and jobs to provide for their families. Some were successful, others were not. All were changed.
The legacy of that movement touched Jessica Bell Brown and Ryan Dennis, two curators who have put together a show at the Baltimore Museum of Art that hopes to illuminate the multifaceted legacy.
Attendees of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s premiere of the exhibition, “A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration,” view artist Mark Bradford’s work, “500,” on Oct. 26. The exhibition showcases artists whose work tells the personal stories and widespread impact of the Great Migration.
The North Baltimore museum opens the show, A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration, on Sunday. The show features 12 original commissioned works including sculptures, videos and other art with the theme of the Great Migration.
Ryan and I really wanted to focus on the long durée of the Great Migration and the fundamental impact it has had in our history and the way it shows up in the present moment, said Brown, department head of contemporary art at the BMA, at a Wednesday press opening for the show.
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