Person Of The Crowd: The Art Of Flanerie At The Barnes Foundation In Philadelphia, February 25th-May 22nd 2017 #Personofthecrowd

PERSON OF THE CROWD: THE CONTEMPORARY ART OF FLÂNERIE

February 25–May 22, 2017
Roberts Gallery

Tania Bruguera (b. 1968). Displacement, 1998–1999. Courtesy Studio Bruguera

Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie features work by more than 50 international artists who have taken to the street to play detective, make fantastic maps, scavenge and shop for new materials, launch guerrilla campaigns, and make provocative spectacles of themselves to speak to issues as diverse as commodity fetishism, gentrification, gender politics, globalization, racism, and homelessness. The exhibition is on view February 25 through May 22, 2017, and features works, new performances, and historical pieces by Marina Abramović, Vito Acconci, Eleanor Antin, Constant, David Hammons, and Zhang Huan, among many others.

While much of the exhibition will be presented in the Barnes Foundation's Roberts Gallery, Person of the Crowd will also reach into the city of Philadelphia. A series of performances—by artists including Sanford Biggers, Tania Bruguera, Ayana Evans, Zachary Fabri, and Wilmer Wilson IV—will take place on the streets of Philadelphia, and billboard and street poster projects will activate the city throughout the exhibition run.

The Barnes has also commissioned New York-based artist Man Bartlett to create a project site and digital artwork exploring themes related to the exhibition and the concept of "cyberflânerie." Bartlett will act as a flâneur by documenting the street performances taking place throughout the run of the exhibition and inviting the general public to step into the position of the flâneur and share their perceptions of everyday urban life via social media using the hashtag #personofthecrowd. He will also work with teens in the Philadelphia region to develop videos documenting their own experiences as flâneurs inspired by their engagement in the public spaces of the city.

Bartlett will weave together this rich digital content—his documentation of the performances, the public's social media posts as interpreted by a custom-built machine learning application, and Philadelphia students' videos—to create the final piece which will live on a project site and will be projected inside the Barnes Foundation's Annenberg Court.

View Bartlett's evolving piece and exhibition information at personofthecrowd.org.

ARTISTSMarina Abramović
Vito Acconci
Franz Ackermann
Francis Alÿs
Eleanor Antin
Arman
Man Bartlett
Sanford Biggers
Slater Bradley
Stanley Brouwn
Tania Bruguera
Ingrid Calame
Sophie Calle
Papo Colo
Constant
Guy Debord
Allan Espiritu
Ayana Evans
Daphne Fitzpatrick
Zachary Fabri
Guerrilla Girls
Kendell Geers
Adler Guerrier
David Hammons
Keith Haring
Hi Red Center
Jenny Holzer
Tehching Hsieh
Zhang Huan
Allan Kaprow
Kimsooja
Moshekwa Langa
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Virgil Marti
Lee Mingwei
Annette Messager
Ivan Cardoso / Hélio Oiticica
Jefferson Pinder
Adrian Piper
William Pope.L
Robert Rauschenberg
Martha Rosler
Christy Rupp
Ed Ruscha
Carolee Schneemann
Dread Scott
Jean Shin
Mierle Laderman Ukeles
Gillian Wearing
Wilmer Wilson IV
Brett Day Windham
David Wojnarowicz 

IN THE NEWS

"The Barnes Foundation, in a notable expansion of its historical purview, has assembled artworks stretching from the post-war era to today that were made with the flâneur's most esteemed qualities in mind: alacrity, an openness to the public and social discourse, a focus on daily life, and a flair for performance." — Artforum, January 2017

"The Barnes Foundation will celebrate more than 50 artists' engagement with different communities in Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie, opening Feb. 25." — The New York Times: Style Magazine

Major support for Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 

with additional support from

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The exhibition is also made possible by the generosity of individual contributors to the Barnes Foundation Exhibition Fund, the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Exhibition Fund, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation.

The Barnes Foundation Arboretum Opens For 2016 Season

THE BARNES ARBORETUM OPENS FOR 2016 SEASON 

New hours, April 30 annual plant sale, and upcoming workshops

Arboretum highlights include 40 state champion trees and a National Hosta Display Garden

Philadelphia PA- The Barnes Foundation announces the opening of the Barnes Arboretum for the 2016 season. Beginning on Saturday, April 30, the arboretum is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, 11 am–4 pm, through September 4, 2016.

To kick off the season, the arboretum hosts its annual plant sale on Saturday, April 30, with a member preview 8:30–10 am and public hours 10 am–2 pm. A wide variety of plants, including Clethra, conifers, Japanese maples, lilacs, magnolias, roses, Stewartia, ferns, peonies, and perennials are available for purchase. Admission to the plant sale is free; all proceeds from sales support the Barnes Arboretum and horticulture program.

“The grounds of the Barnes Arboretum are vast and beautiful with many historic and rare plants to see,” said Thom Collins, Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation. “On Saturdays and Sundays, visitors can explore the arboretum’s 12-acres, picnic or take a tour to learn more about the unique trees and plants that Laura Barnes passionately worked to cultivate. On weekdays, we also have a wide range of programs and classes for horticulture enthusiasts of every age to enjoy.”
This season also marks the launch of a new 42-stop arboretum audio tour, accessible at arbtour.barnesfoundation.org.

In 1922, when Albert and Laura Barnes bought the property, it already housed a collection of specimen trees that its previous owner, Captain Joseph Lapsley Wilson, had started assembling in the 1880s. The site became the home of Barnes’s educational foundation, and Wilson stayed on as first director of its arboretum. While Albert concentrated on the art collection, Laura devoted herself to the arboretum. Her legacy lives on in the beauty of the landscape and in the horticulture school that she founded in 1940.

The 12-acre arboretum is astonishingly diverse for its size with about 2,500 taxa of woody and herbaceous plants, many rare. The peony and lilac collections date back to the early 1900s and are important genetic resources for conservation and study. An herbarium started in 1968 by John Fogg, a long-time instructor at the arboretum school and director after Laura, contains more than 10,000 specimens that supplement teaching and research.

The arboretum is accessible by public transportation: SEPTA Regional Rail (Paoli/Thorndale Line to Merion Station) and the #1, #44, and #65 bus routes. 
Admission $5; members free. Guided tours at 1 pm: $10; members $8 (includes post-tour admission). Tickets available onsite. 300 N. Latch’s Lane, Merion, PA 19066.

SPRING PROGRAMS AT THE BARNES ARBORETUM:

Register online at www.barnesfoundation.org/programs or by calling (215)278-7200.

Stressed Out! Using Botanicals as Phytotherapy
Friday, May 6, 1:30–3:30 pm
Instructor: Dr. Anne Bower, ecologist and medical herbal specialist, Philadelphia University
Learn how to make herbal home remedies for stress relief and relaxation, including teas, decoctions, poultices, and aromatherapy with calming herbs like chamomile, lavender, lemon balm, licorice root, and peppermint.
$30; members $27

Everyday Health: Fun and Tasty Herbal Prevention
Friday, May 13, 1:30–3:30 pm
Instructor: Dr. Anne Bower, ecologist and medical herbal specialist, Philadelphia University
Did you know that the powerful anti-inflammatory compounds in garlic, turmeric, pepper, and ginger can help prevent many chronic health conditions? Learn simple recipes for smoothies and teas using these and other essential herbs and plants that are as delicious as they are healthy.
$30; members $27

Ferns and their Allies
Thursday, May 26, 10 am–1 pm
Instructor: Harriet Cramer, garden designer, writer, lecturer
Expand your knowledge of native and notable non-native ferns suitable for our region and learn how to identify, cultivate, and create effective design combinations with ferns at one of the biggest collections of hardy ferns in the country. Workshop is eligible for 2.5 APLD CEUs.
$40; members $36

Make a Pest-Free Home, Naturally
Friday, June 3, 1:30–3:30 pm
Instructor: Dr. Anne Bower, ecologist and medical herbal specialist, Philadelphia University
Learn simple recipes to keep bugs at bay with non-toxic herbal and mineral solutions. Use the power of peppermint, baking powder, vinegar, and orange oil to make your home pest-proof year-round.
$30; members $27

About the Barnes Foundation

The Barnes Foundation (barnesfoundation.org) was established by Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture." The Barnes holds one of the world's finest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern paintings, with extensive works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Soutine, and Giorgio de Chirico; works by American masters Charles Demuth, William Glackens, Horace Pippin, and Maurice Prendergast; old master paintings; important examples of African sculpture; Native American ceramics, jewelry, and textiles; decorative arts and ironwork; and antiquities from the Mediterranean region and Asia. While most collections are grouped by chronology, style, or genre, art at the Barnes is arranged in ensembles structured according to light, line, color, and space—principles that Dr. Barnes called "the universal language of art." The Foundation's programs include First Fridays, young professionals nights, tours, tastings, and family programs, as well as Barnes–de Mazia Education Program courses and workshops. These programs advance the Foundation's mission through progressive, experimental, and interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The Barnes Foundation is open Wednesday–Monday and tickets can be purchased on site, online, or by calling 215.278.7200. Ticket prices and current hours are listed on our website. 

The Barnes Arboretum in Merion contains more than 2,500 varieties of trees and woody plants, many of them rare. Founded in the 1880s by Joseph Lapsley Wilson and expanded under the direction of Laura Leggett Barnes, the living collections include 40 state champion trees, a Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus), a dove tree (Davidia involucrata), a monkey-puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana), and a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). Other important plant collections include lilacs, peonies, stewartias, ferns, medicinal plants, hostas, and magnolias. The Horticulture Education program has offered a comprehensive three-year certificate course in the botanical sciences, horticulture, garden aesthetics, and design since its establishment in 1940 by Mrs. Barnes. The arboretum also offers horticulture workshops and lectures, and is open to the public Friday–Sunday from May through November. Tickets can be purchased on site, online, or by calling 215.278.7200. Ticket prices and current hours are listed on our website.