Shirley Descorbeth of KWWL highlighted the opening of the new exhibit at the Dubuque Museum of Art, "Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses."
Read MoreTelegraph Herald reports on new Pop Art Exhibition at Dubuque Museum that offers visual punch
Tia Jones of the Telegraph Herald wrote about Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses, the exciting new exhibition coming to the Dubuque Museum of Art showcasing Pop Art in a dynamic way.
Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses will be displayed at the Dubuque Museum of Art from Saturday, Feb. 18, to Sunday, May 14. It features more than 70 pieces, paintings, prints and sculptures from Warhol, Lichtenstein, Koons, Wayne Thiebaud, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, Robert Cottingham and Claes Oldenburg.
Read MoreDubuque Museum of Art Presents Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses
(DUBUQUE, IA) – Visitors to the Dubuque Museum of Art (DuMA) are in for a multi-sensory experience this spring, with more than 50 rarely-seen works of Pop Art – all relating to the senses, including sight, smell, taste and touch –going on view this month.
Coming from Wichita, Kansas, where the exhibition was organized by the Wichita Art Museum, Shiny, Sticky, Smooth: Pop Art and the Senses, Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation opens at DuMA on Saturday, February 18 and continues through May 14, 2017. A Members’ Preview reception will be held on Friday, February 17 from 5-8 p.m.
Read MoreOpening reception at Hillstrom Museum of Art, Monday, February 13, 2017
An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hillstrom Museum of Art on Monday, February 13, 2017, 7 to 9 p.m., for the Museum's new exhibitions Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha, and Recent Acquisitions, both on view February 13-April 23, 2017.
Read MoreThe Hillstrom Museum of Art presents Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha
The Hillstrom Museum of Art presents Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha, and Recent Acquisitions, on view February 13-April 23, 2017, with an opening reception Monday, February 13, 2017, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha features over fifty artworks generously lent from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation of Portland, Oregon.
Read MoreThe Bill Newman Show Interviews Jordan Schnitzer on the Importance of Kara Walker and Contemporary Art
Max Page, Professor of Architecture & History and Director of Historic Preservation Initiatives at the University of Massachusetts, interviewed art collector and philanthropist, Jordan Schnitzer, on WHMP's Bill Newman Show on February 7th. The interview focuses on the recently opened Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tales of Slavery and Power exhibition at the University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass - Amherst.
Read MoreJordan Schnitzer talks Contemporary Artwork, Social Awareness in MassLive Interview
Mass Live's Chris Dondoros interviews art collector and philanthropist Jordan D. Schnitzer to talk about the University of Massachusetts' "Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tales of Slavery and Power," on view now from Feb. 2 through April 30. Schnitzer says that visitors to the show "should be ready to be challenged, distressed and exhilarated all at once."
Read MoreArtist Kara Walker's Exhibition Opens at the University Museum of Contemporary Art
Kate Stoppiello of The Massachusetts Daily Collegian writes that Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tales of Slavery and Power, "explores the disturbing history of slavery through large-scale silhouette installations." The exhibition, which opened Wednesday at the University Museum of Contemporary Art, was followed by a reception attended by UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy as well as the collector of the art, Jordan Schnitzer, who both spoke about the pieces.
Read MoreKara Walker's exhibition at UMASS Amherst exhumes 'maladies' from our nation's past
UMass Amherst announced the opening of "Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tales of Slavery and Power." The "monumental exhibition of Walker's work" is on view now through the spring semester at the UMass Amherst University Museum of Contemporary Art.
Read More"Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tales of Slavery and Power" Now Open at UMCA
The University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at UMass Amherst is proud to present Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker’s Tales of Slavery and Power. Kara Walker has become one of the most widely‐known and controversial artists working today. Exploring the painful history of American race relations through large‐scale silhouette installations, Walker’s work transforms historical materials, literary sources and popular culture, challenging us to access buried emotions about our nation’s past.
The exhibit is one view from February 2 - April 30, 2017. The opening reception is on Wednesday, February 1, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM with a talk by the Collector, Jordan D. Schnitzer.
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