Shows That Matter
WHAT: “Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Art and Design, 1848 – 1900”WHEN: February 17 – May 19WHERE: The National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.WHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: The National Gallery of Art is currently showing the...
WHAT: “Art in the Street: European Posters”WHEN: December 15, 2012 – July 21, 2013WHERE: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington AvenueWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s “Art in the Street:...
WHAT: Photography and the American Civil WarWHEN: April 2 – September 2WHERE: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 100 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Those who didn't get enough of Abraham Lincoln from Steven Spielberg's recent film...
What: The Hugo Boss Prize: Danh Vo, I M U U R 2When: March 15 – May 27, 2013Where: The Guggenheim, 1071 5th Avenue, New YorkWhy This Show Matters: As the winner of the 2012 Hugo Boss Prize, Danish-Vietnamese artist Danh Vo received a solo exhibition at the...
WHAT: “Roman Vishniac: Rediscovered”WHEN: January 18 – May 5, 2013WHERE: International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street, New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Revered 20th-century photographer Roman Vishniac’s iconic imagery of pre-...
WHAT: “Edo Pop: The Graphic Impact of Japanese Prints”’WHEN: March 9 – June 9, 2013WHERE: Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, with their boldly colored, minimal perspective-shifting portrayals of 15th...
WHAT: “Pump Me Up: D.C. Subculture of the 1980s”WHEN: February 23 – April 7, 2013WHERE: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.WHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: While rap and hip-hop culture were gaining speed in 1980s...
WHAT: “Yoko Ono: Half-A-Wind, A Retrospective”WHEN: February 15 – May 12WHERE: Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Römerberg D-60311, Frankfurt, GermanyWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: The Japanese performance artist/musician/peace activist Yoko Ono celebrated her 80th...
WHAT: “Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui”WHEN: February 8 – August 4WHERE: Brooklyn Museum, Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wind and Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 5th Floor, 200 Eastern Parkway, BrooklynWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: The Brooklyn...
WHAT: Joan Semmel, “A Lucid Eye”WHEN: January 24 – June 9WHERE: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New YorkWHY THIS SHOW MATTERS: Joan Semmel’s influential career has traversed the subjects of eroticism, traditions in painting, the...
