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 George Catlin Buffalo Bull's Back Fat, Head Chief, Blood Tribe 1832 |
George Catlin and his Indian Gallery Renwick Gallery Sept. 6, 2002-Jan. 19, 2003 The most comprehensive display of the artist's work in more than a century includes more than 400 artworks from Catlin's original Indian gallery Catalogue: 120 plates, W.W. Norton & Co., $60 hardcover Tour: Selected works will travel in 2004 to celebrate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition, premiering at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas city, Feb. 7-Apr. 18, 2004 |
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 Henry Scott Tuke August Blue 1893-94 |
Exposed: The Victorian Nude Brooklyn Museum of Art Sept. 6, 2002-Jan. 5, 2003 Male and female nudes in painting and sculpture, photography, popular illustration, advertising and caricature, in a show that premiered at the Tate in London Also on view: "The Dinner Party," Sept. 20, 2002-Feb. 9, 2003, Judy Chicago's iconic feminist installation |
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 Lucy T. Pettway "Drunkard's Path" Variation (Snowball) ca. 1950 |
The Quilts of Gee's Bend Houston Museum of Fine Arts Sept. 8-Nov. 10, 2002 Some 70 quilts made by four generations of artists in the isolated community of Gee's Bend in Southwest Alabama, drawn from the collection of Tinwood Alliance, a nonprofit foundation that supports African-American vernacular art Funding: Pfaff Sewing Machines Tour: Whitney Museum, Nov. 21, 2002-Feb. 23, 2003 |
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 Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret Wedding at the Photographer 1879 |
Against the Modern: Dagnan-Bouveret and the Transformation of the Academic Tradition National Academy of Design Museum Sept. 12-Dec. 8, 2002 70 paintings and other works by Pascal-Adolphe-Jean Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929), who attempted to infuse academic studio practice with contemporary esthetic ideas, in a show organized for the Dahesh Museum of Art but presented at the National Academy while the Dahesh relocates to new quarters Guest curator: Gabriel P. Weisberg (U. of Minnesota) Tour: Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 3-Feb. 9, 2003 |
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| Jo Baer: "The Minimalist Years, 1960-1975" Dia Center for the Arts Sept. 12-June 15, 2003 20 paintings plus drawings and prints in the first U.S. museum show since 1975 of work by the Amsterdam-based New York expatriate known for hard-edge geometric abstractions confined to the sides and edges of her canvases Funding: Lannan Foundation, Richard Florsheim Art Fund Also on view: Gerhard Richter, "Refraction," and Jorge Pardo, "Project," opening Sept. 4 |
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 Jean-Baptiste Greuze The Ungrateful Son ca. 1777-78 |
Greuze the Draftsman J. Paul Getty Museum Sept. 12-Dec. 1, 2002 70 drawings by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805) culled from international collections, in a show that debuted this spring at the Frick Collection in New York Curator: Edgar Munhal (Frick) Catalogue: Merrell Publishers, 284 pp., hardcover $75, softcover $45 |
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| Winogrand 1964 International Center for Photography, New York Sept. 13-Dec. 1, 2002 An extensive series of over 150 vintage photos made during a cross-country trip in the year following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, drawn from the Garry Winogrand Archive at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson (which organized the show) Also on view: "Step Right this Way: The Photographs of Edward J. Kelty," pictures of circuses and circus performers, opening Sept. 13 |
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 Leonardo da Vinci Lady with an Ermine 1491 |
Leonardo da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland Milwaukee Art Museum Sept. 13-Nov. 24, 2002 Subtitled "A history of collecting and patronage," this show features 77 paintings by Leonardo -- notably his Lady with an Ermine (1491) -- and others culled from public and private collections in Poland Curator: Laurie Winters (Milwaukee) Catalogue: Essays by Paul W. Knoll, Wojciech Kowalski, others (Yale) Funding: We Energies, Christopher Seton Abele Tour: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Dec. 8, 2002-Nov. 24, 2003; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Mar. 8-May 15, 2003 |
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 Thomas Struth Large Sunflower 1991 |
Thomas Struth Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Sept. 15, 2002-Jan. 5, 2003 Over 90 photos dating from 1977 to the present by the celebrated German artist, in a show organized by the Dallas Museum of Art Catalogue 189 pp., Yale, $50 Tour: Metropolitan Museum, Feb. 4, 2003-May 18, 2003; Chicago MCA, June-Aug. 2003 |
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| The Native Born: Contemporary Aboriginal Art from Ramingining, Australia Asia Society Sept. 19-Jan. 5, 2003 Close to 200 Aboriginal paintings and sculptures, along with natural objects like stones and feathers, from the artists of Ramingining, the Aboriginal settlement in northern Australia, in an exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney Curator: Djon Mundine Funding: Australia Council, Gordon Darling Foundation |
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 Claude Lorrain Study of Trees ca. 1635-1640 |
Poussin, Claude and Their World: Seventeeth-Century French Drawings from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris Frick Collection Sept. 18-Dec. 1, 2002 Works by Poussin, Claude, Vouet, Le Sueur, Lebrun and some 30 artists from the 15,000-drawing collection of the oldest art school in the world (founded 1648) Catalogue: English and French, foreword by Henry-Claude Cousseau and Samuel Sachs II, $49.95 Funding: Robert Lehman Foundation |
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 Morteza Momayez Tulips ca. 1978-79 |
Between Word and Image: Modern Iranian Visual Culture Grey Art Gallery, NYU Sept . 18-Dec. 7, 2002 Visual emblems of the 1979 Iranian revolution, plus other works from the 1960s and '70s, in a show organized in conjunction with the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Eastern Studies Curators: Fereshteh Daftari and Lynn Gumpert in consultation with Shiva Balaghi, Peter Chelkowski and Haggai Ram Catalogue: 144 pp., 20 color and 50 black-and-white illustrations |
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 Chen Zhen Jue Chang (Fifty Strokes to Each) 1998 |
Chen Zhen: Inner Body Landscapes Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Sept. 18-Dec. 31, 2002 A survey of the Chinese-born, Paris-based artist Chen Zhen (1955-2000), known for interactive installations of drums. Also on view: "Alice Swinden Carter: 2002 ICA Artist Prize," Sept. 18-Dec. 31, 2002 |
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 Jean Fautrier Vase of Flowers 1927 |
Jean Fautrier Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee Sept. 19-Dec. 29, 2002 The first North American museum exhibition of the French art informel painter Jean Fautrier (1989-1964) includes 40 paintings and works in other mediums Curators: Curtis L. Carter, Karen Butler Tour: Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, Jan. 28-Mar. 29, 2003; Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Apr. 26-July 20, 2003 |
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 Face Mask Dan Peoples Ivory Coast |
Facing the Mask Museum for African Art Sept. 19, 2002-March 2, 2003 The inaugural exhibition at the museum's new (and temporary) facility in Long Island City (located at 36-01 43rd Ave) focuses on the use of masks across several African cultures via some 70 examples plus ediucational and interactive programming Curator: Frank Herreman Catalogue: 64 pp., with essays by Herreman, Babatunde Lawal |
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| The Shape of Color: Joan Miró's Painted Sculpture Corcoran Gallery of Art Sept. 21, 2002-Jan. 6, 2003 The first museum exhibition to focus on the artist's late polychrome sculpture includes major works, maquettes and drawings, and documentary photographs and films of the artist at work Curators: Laura Coyle (Corcoran), William Jeffett (Dali Museum) Catalogue: essay by Joan Punyet-Miro, the artist's grandson, $29.95 paper Tour: Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 25-Apr. 7, 2003; more tba |
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 Bill Viola Going Forth by Day 2002 |
Bill Viola: Going Forth by Day Guggenheim Museum Sept. 21, 2002-Jan. 12, 2003 A five-part, projected digital image cycle inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead and including "Fire Birth," "The Path," "The Deluge," "The Voyage" and "First Light." The installation was originally commissioned for the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin Curators: John G. Hanhardt, Maria-Christina Villaseñor Catalogue: Abrams, $45 |
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 Pierre Bonnard The Red Checkered Tablecloth o The Dog's Lunch (detail) 1910 |
Pierre Bonnard: Early and Late Phillips Collection Sept. 22, 2002-Jan. 19, 2003 60 paintings, 70 other works (17 of which come from the museum collection) Tour: Denver Art Museum, Mar. 1-May 25, 2003 |
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| Romare Bearden: Narrations Neuberger Museum of Art Sept. 22-Dec. 29, 2003 61 collages and watercolors from "Bayou Fever" (sets for an uncompleted Alvin Ailey ballet), "Jazz" (a never-published book) and "New York Jazz Scenes" (developed as a backdrop for the credits of John Cassavetes' film Gloria) Curators: Lucinda H. Gedeon, Dede Young (Neuberger) Tour: Flint (Mich.) Institute of Art, Feb. 9-Apr.13, 2003; Delaware Art Museum, May 22-July 20, 2003 |
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| Adam Fuss Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Sept. 25, 2002-Jan. 12, 2003 More than 50 photograms by the celebrated contemporary artist in a show organized by the Kunsthalle Bielefeld in Germany |
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 Richard Avedon Marilyn Monroe, Actress, New York City, May 6, 1957 1957 |
Richard Avedon: Portraits Metropolitan Museum of Art Sept. 26, 2002-Jan. 5, 2003 180 photographs of public figures, from Charlie Chaplin to the members of Andy Warhol's Factory Curator: Maria Morris Hambourg Catalogue: 644 pp., accordion-style design of 50 photographs with essays by Hambourg and Mia Fineman, $35 Also on view: "Arms and Armor: Notable Acquisitions, 1991-2002, opening Sept. 4; "Cultivated Landscapes, Reflections of Nature in Chinese Painting with Selections from the Collection of Marie-Hélène and Guy Weill," opening Sept. 10; "Portraits: A Century of Photographs," opening Sept. 10; and "Cityscapes by Klee and Feininger," opening Sept. 25 |
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 Hans Namuth Jackson Pollock 1950 |
Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs New-York Historical Society Sept. 27, 2002-Jan. 5, 2003 A selection of 100 memorable photos celebrating the centenary of the oldest art magazine in the U.S., in a show organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Catalogue: Yale University Press; essays by Peter Hamill, ARTnews publisher Milton Esterow Funding: AXA Art Insurance Corporation |
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