At Fifty marks Krannert Art Museum's 50th anniversary with an exhibition that celebrates the extraordinary range of the museum's collection.
Sponsored in part by Fox Development Corporation and Peter and Joan Hood
In a unique, interactive architectural space, sculpture, painting, video, photography, decorative objects, and drawings co-mingle. Objects from ancient Greece and Latin America dialogue with nineteenth century European paintings and twentieth century video; realism sits astride abstraction; photography and drawings illustrate how artists have represented humanity for more than a century. The galleries feature rotating walls and looping videos that created a dynamic synergy among works from different historical periods. Removing traditional hierarchies allows the works to speak to each other and to viewers across time.
Krannert Art Museum's Golden Anniversary is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate its wondrous history of gifts and purchases, exhibitions and festivals, and their publications and programs that have characterized this great institution. The exhibition celebrates Krannert Art Museum's unique ability to offer visitors, students, and scholars an exposure to world cultures and artistic practices unparalleled in most academic and community settings.
A selection of artists include: John Singleton Copley, Gustave Courbet, Walker Evans, Jasper Johns, Isoda Koryusai, Barbara Kruger, Edouard Manet, Mark Rothko, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, Carrie Mae Weems, Edward Weston, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Select Programming
Auust 25, 2011
Gallery conversation with Michael Rush, guest curator of At Fifty followed by music and dance performance by Dorothy Martirano, Armand Beaudoin, Kirstie Simson, and guests
Guest Curator: Michael Rush
