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Film Revival: Rashômon
Restored 35mm print
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Fri, Dec 11 7:00 PM Sat, Dec 12 7:00 PM Sun, Dec 13 5:00 PM
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Alice Neel: Painted Truths
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On view March 21 - June 13, 2010 at the Caroline Wiess Law Building
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Alice Neel, Don Perlis and Jonathan, 1984
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
© Estate of Alice Neel
One of the great American painters of the 20th century, Alice Neel (1900—1984) is best known for her psychologically acute portraits. Intimate, casual, direct and personal, satirical at times, Neel´s portraits chronicle the social and economic diversity of mid-20th-century American life. A self-proclaimed "collector of souls," Neel often painted the celebrated artists and writers of her day, including Andy Warhol, Frank O´Hara, David Bourdon, and Dore Ashton. The exhibition will be arranged thematically, both tracing the evolution of Neel´s style and examining themes that she revisited throughout her career, including her social and political commitment, her stylistic evolution and her reversal of the typical artist/model gender roles, maternity, and old age. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Neel: Painted Truths will include approximately 67 paintings. The presentation will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with four major essays by art historians, as well as three shorter appreciations by artists influenced by Neel, and quotations from the artist. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeremy Lewison, former Director of Collections of the Tate Gallery, who now advises the estate of Alice Neel; and Barry Walker, MFAH Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art and Prints & Drawings.
Related Events:
Teacher Workshop "Portraiture"
At the Caroline Wiess Law Building
Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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