August 2018 At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

What Is Modern? Modern Times: American Art 1910–1950 Through September 3 What does modern mean to you? Artist Odili Odita, WRTI jazz host Bob Perkins, and Artistic and Executive Director of BalletX Christine Cox stopped by to share their unique take on Modern Times.  Before the exhibition closes on Labor Day, don't miss your chance to see how Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, and others challenged convention and forged bold new styles to fit the times. Watch Videos On View Face to Face: Portraits of Artists Through October 14 See how photographers helped craft the public personas of their creative subjects, in this stunning selection of rare photographs from the Museum’s collection. Up Next Larry Fink: The Boxing Photographs Opens August 11 Larry Fink’s powerful, unsentimental photographs reveal the heart of close-knit communities. Here, he takes us inside what he calls “the deep fraternity” of the boxing gym. Coming Soon Yael Bartana: And Europe Will Be Stunned Opens September 21 Blurring fact and fiction, artist Yael Bartana reimagines historical narratives to spur a dialogue about urgent social and geopolitical issues of our time. . . Hitting the Road Marcel Duchamp Collection Closes August 10 Most of our Duchamp collection is about to go on the road—to Japan, Korea, and Australia—so d’Harnoncourt Gallery 182 will be closing on August 10 to for the installation of a new selection of artwork. You'll still be able to see The Large Glass and Étant donnés on Saturday, August 11, and Sunday, August 12. The gallery will reopen Saturday, August 18, with The Duchamp Family, a new exhibition about Marcel, his brothers Raymond Duchamp-Villon and Jacques Villon, his sister Suzanne Duchamp, and her husband Jean Crotti—all of whom were talented artists. . . See all current exhibitions. . . . Spend the Summer with Us Art Splash Through September 3 Art Splash is bringing a little piece of the big city inside. Explore the shapes and colors, sights and sounds of Modern Times and play in our own mini metropolis. Kids and their grown-ups can experience the exhibition through tours, art making, and imaginative play. Stay up-to-date on all of our programs for kids and families. Sign up for our family programs e-newsletter here. Mount Pleasant Parks on Tap August 1–5 The city’s traveling pop-up beer garden visits East Fairmount Park. Enjoy lawn games, artisan demonstrations, and brief tours of Mount Pleasant, an architectural masterpiece. Rodin Museum Garden Bar Through August 19 While away your summer evenings in the urban oasis of the Rodin Museum sculpture garden. Enjoy beer, wine, outdoor music, and gallery access until 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays (weather permitting). Final Fridays Work Your Angles August 31, 5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Philly-based rap and spoken word artist Ivy Sole and friends explore the intersection between how we see ourselves, how we want to be seen, and how others see us. ​Offered in conjunction with Face to Face: Portraits of Artists. . See a full calendar of What's On this season. . . New Member Event Ice Cream Social at Rodin August 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. Enjoy ice cream from Philly's own Franklin Fountain and mingle with Museum staff and other new members in the Rodin Museum’s Hamilton Garden. Free for members, guests $10; reservations required. August Members-Only Tour A Walk through Time Visit a medieval cloister, an Indian Temple Hall from the 1500s, country estates of 1900s England and France, and a Japanese teahouse all in one tour. Space is limited, free reservations required. For Members August Happenings Check out the electronic version of the August For Members calendar for exhibitions, members programs, and offers to help you plan your next visit. This month in the calendar: Museum Workout member savings and Modern Times tours. . Explore more member events and benefits, and join the Museum today. Become a Member 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19130philamuseum.org

July 2018 At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

July Newsletter

Strike a Pose Face to Face: Portraits of Artists Through October 14 Billie Holiday and her pit bull. Jacob Lawrence in his Coast Guard uniform. Georgia O’Keeffe with her Model A Ford. See how photographers helped craft the public personas of their creative subjects in this stunning collection of rare photographs from the Museum’s collection. The exhibition features works by Dorothy Norman, Man Ray, Richard Avedon, Alice O’Malley, and many others who captured some of the most fascinating artists and performers of the past 150 years. Last Chance Keith Smith at Home Closes July 8 Friendship, love, desire: Keith Smith’s life is an open book. In this exhibition, explore an array of Smith’s mixed-media photographs and prints, and—his specialty—handmade artist’s books, most from his own collection. Closing Soon Jean Shin: Collections Closes July 15 Jean Shin transforms donated and discarded objects—worn-out shoes, fashion remnants, military uniforms—to create dynamic works about connection and belonging that raise provocative questions about what, and how, we consume. On View Modern Times: American Art 1910–1950 Through September 3 Modernism was more than a movement or a style—it was a feeling, an outlook, and, for some, a way of life. The exhibition shows the stylistic diversity and the beautiful chaos of innovation that made this period so dynamic. See all current exhibitions. . . . Spend the Summer with Us Art Splash June 30–September 3 Art Splash is bringing a little piece of the big city inside. Explore the shapes and colors, sights and sounds of Modern Times and play in our own mini metropolis. Kids and their grown-ups can experience the exhibition through tours, art making, and imaginative play. Stay up-to-date on all of our programs for kids and families. Sign up for our family programs e-newsletter here. Rodin Museum Garden Bar July 20–August 19 While away your summer evenings in an urban oasis. Enjoy beer, wine, outdoor music, and gallery access until 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Music in the Galleries Light, Line, Shadow July 22, 3:00 p.m. Don't miss the world premiere of Pierre Jalbert's composition inspired by Edward Hopper's 1962 painting Road and Trees Final Fridays Summer Magick July 27, 5:00–8:45 p.m. Spend an enchanted evening celebrating the mystical and the feminine. Offered in conjunction with Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp. . See a full calendar of What's On this season. . . Members' Book Club The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington August 4 or 7, 2:00 p.m. Join a discussion about one of the first books to tackle the notion of gender identity in the twenty-first century. Free member reservation required (book available for purchase when you reserve online—members save 10%). Member Outing Sustainable by Design July 18, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. See how design firm MIO and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are tackling sustainability and creating urban gardens. Includes transportation, a guided tour, and a prix fixe lunch at FARMiCiA. Members $65, guests $70; reservations required. For Members July Happenings Check out the electronic version of the July For Members for exhibitions, members programs, and offers to help you plan your next visit. This month in the calendar: "Philadelphia Icons" and "Modern Times" tours. Explore all our member events and benefits, and join the Museum today. Become a Member Please note: The Museum will be open with pay-what-you-wish admission on Sunday, July 1, and Monday, July 2, and member guests will be free on July 2. The Museum will be closed on Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4. 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19130philamuseum.org

The Barnes Foundation Presents Nari Ward: Sun Splashed From June 24th-August 22nd

Mid-career survey of artist Nari Ward
featuring found-object works and ground-breaking sculpture

June 24 - August 22, 2016

The Barnes Foundation presents Sun Splashed, a mid-career survey of the found-object assemblage art of Nari Ward, on view June 24 through August 22, 2016.

Sun Splashed is the most significant exhibition of Ward’s work to date, bringing together over 30 works from 1990s to the present. The exhibition offers a close look at the artist’s ongoing investigations, both material and intellectual, that have guided his practice for more than 20 years. Traveling from Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), where it was organized by Associate Curator Diana Nawi, the exhibition reveals the ambitious scale of Ward’s work and his continued experimentation with new materials.

Animated by flânerie (the artistic leisurely strolling, window-shopping, and people-watching of the bohemian artist/poet) that was an important strategy of the French Impressionists, and making reference to African tribal art, Ward’s oeuvre resonates with the Barnes collection and speaks with penetrating insight and imagination to a broad range of subjects, including black history and culture, the dynamics of power and politics, and Caribbean diaspora identity.

“Presenting Sun Splashed at the Barnes Foundation opens up a fascinating dialogue between the ground-breaking work of Nari Ward and the Barnes collection,” said Thom Collins, Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation. “The Barnes is not only home to world-renowned Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern paintings, but also an incredible collection of African sculptures, masks and tools – 125 in total. With the content of the collection, the context it provides and Dr. Barnes’s history of supporting African American culture and the Harlem Renaissance, there are many interesting connections to explore through the contemporary lens of the show.” 

Emerging alongside a notable group of artists who rose to prominence in New York in the 1990s, Ward has expanded contemporary definitions of installation and assemblage with his massive, tactile approach to art. His deft use of materials gathered in and around urban neighborhoods imbues his work with a visceral relationship to the real world, allowing him to challenge viewers’ perceptions of familiar objects and experiences. Ward’s innovative approach has earned him numerous prestigious awards, including the Rome Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. 

"I'm delighted to share this exhibition with Philadelphia's many audiences and to see my work in conversation with the Barnes's spectacular collection," said Nari Ward.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nari Ward (b. 1963, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica) received his BA from Hunter College, City University of New York, and his MFA from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He has had solo presentations of his work at institutions including the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art; the Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge; Museo d’arte contemporanea, Rome; the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams; the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the New Museum, New York. He is the recipient of the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Rome; the Willard L. Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the Bessie Award in Visual Arts from the Dance Theater Workshop; and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.

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 their 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.