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 Mona Hatoum + or - 1994 |
Mona Hatoum New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York Dec. 4, 1997 - Feb. 22, 1998 A video of the artist's esophagus, a cross of stacked metal cots and a cell of chicken-wire cages in this first U.S. survey of the Palestinian artist living and working in London. Curator: Jessica Morgan, Chicago MCA assistant curator Catalogue essays: Jessica Morgan and Dan Cameron Sponsors: Lannan Foundation, Peter Norton Family Foundation and the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Foundation. |
 Gabriele Münter The Village Church 1908 |
Gabriele Münter: The Years of Expressionism, 1903-1920 Milwaukee Art Museum Dec. 5, 1997 - Mar. 1, 1998 Presenting 70 paintings, drawings and prints by Kandinsky's protege & mistress who cofounded the Munich-based Blue Rider group. Curator: U. Chicago art historian Reinhold Heller Stops: Columbus Museum of Art, Apr. 18 - Jun. 21, 1998; Virginia MFA, Richmond, July 13 - Sept. 20, 1998; McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Nov. 3, 1998 - Jan. 5, 1999. Sponsors: Olsten Staffing Services; Lufthansa. |
 John Altoon Untitled 1959 |
John Altoon Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego Dec. 7, 1997 - Mar. 11, 1998 The first museum retrospective of the late California artist (1925-1969) features his brazen nudes, plus Pollock-inspired abstractions and airbrush drawings. Co-curators: Hugh M. Davies and Andrea Hales Catalogue essays: Art historian Peter Selz, Altoon's psychoanalyst Dr. Milton Wexler, the poet Robert Creely and Andrea Hales. Sponsors: L.J. Cella, Elizabeth Cella, Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art and the NEA |
 Théophile Bra Untitled [unity synthesized iconography...] |
The Drawing Speaks: Théophile Bra, Works 1826-1855 Menil Collection, Houston Dec. 12, 1997 - Mar. 29, 1998 50 little-known drawings by the mystical 19th-century sculptor whose work anticipated Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. Curator: Jacques de Caso, art historian, U. Cal., Berkeley. Catalogue essays: Jacques de Caso and Andre Bigotte, librarian of Douai (Bra's birthplace) Stops: University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City; Musée de la Chartreuse, Douai, France Sponsors: The Menil Collection, Inc. and Louise Ferrari |
 Henry Darger Spangled Benglins |
Henry Darger: The Unreality of Being High Museum, Atlanta Dec. 13, 1997 - Mar. 7, 1998 58 watercolor drawings extracted from the former janitor's 12-volume novel chronicling the battle to free child slaves from an army of evil soldiers. Organizer: University of Iowa Museum of Art |
 Scenes from The Tale of Genji ca. 1599 |
Twelve Centuries of Japanese Art from the Imperial Collections Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C. Dec. 14, 1997 - Mar. 8, 1998 1,200 years of Japanese refinement, via 76 works. Curator: James Ulak, Freer and Sackler curator Catalogue essay: Freer and Sackler associate curator Ann Yonemura Organizers: Imperial Household Agency; Agency for Cultural Affairs; Japan Foundation; Smithsonian Institution. Sponsors: Henry Luce Foundation; Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund; Smithsonian Institution Special Exhibition Fund; Japan World Exposition Commemorative Fund. |
 Rosa Bonheur Race of Wild Horses |
Rosa Bonheur: All Nature's Children Dahesh Museum Dec. 17, 1997 - Feb. 21, 1998 60 works by 19th-century animalier who wore men's clothing in order to freely sketch her subjects in the slaughterhouses and horse markets of Paris. The Dahesh is the only U.S. venue. Curator: Dahesh director David Farmer Catalogue essays: Gabe Weisberg, Britta Dwyer, Christina Portell, Helen LaFonte-Couturier, Annie Paule Quinsac Additional organizers: Musée des Beaux Arts, Bordeaux; Musée de l'Ecole de Barbizon-Auberge Ganne Sponsors: Citibank, Bankers Trust, Edward Foss Wilson Trust, Bordeaux Wine Bureau and the Alliance Francaise/French Institute. |
 Carlos Alfonzo Grief 1988 |
Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo, A Survey 1975-1991
Miami Art Museum Dec. 18, 1997 - Mar. 8, 1998 71 works by the late Cuban American painter. Curator: Hirshorn assistant curator Olga M. Viso Catalogue essays: Olga M. Viso, Dan Cameron and César Trasobares Stops: Hirshorn Museum, June, 1998 Sponsors: NEA; State of Florida Challenge Grant; Anonymous Gift in Memory of Carlos M. Artigas; Saks Fifth Avenue; Judith Rothschild Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Juan P. Loumiet. |
 Zaha Hadid Malevich Tektonik 1977 |
Constructed Landscapes: Projects by Zaha Hadid San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Dec. 19, 1997 - Mar. 10, 1998 Two dozen images by the Iraqi-born British architect whose suprematist-inspired city drawings defy gravity. Curator: Aaron Betsky, SFMOMA curator of architecture and design Sponsors: Modern Art Council; Architectural Foundation of San Francisco; American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter. |
 Jose de Paez The Adoration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with Saints Ignatius Loyola and Aloysuis Gonzaga |
The Body of Christ in the Art of Europe and New Spain 1150-1800 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Dec. 21, 1997 - Apr. 12, 1998 Christ in 75 works by Dürer, Botticelli, Rubens, Veronese, etc. Curator: MFA curator James Clifton Catalogue essays: James Clifton and Rice U. professors Linda Neagley and David Nirenberg Sponsor: Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Reckling III |
