{"id":13389,"date":"2013-05-07T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com\/blog\/?p=13389"},"modified":"2013-05-07T07:00:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T07:00:19","slug":"8-great-art-exhibits-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.com.au\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/8-great-art-exhibits-now\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Great Exhibits To See Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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IMAGE: Pinaree Sanpitak, Temporary Insanity, 2004, (installation detail taken at Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok, 2004)<\/p><\/div>\n

1.\u00a0Pinaree Sanpitak: Temporary Insanity<\/a> – Austin Museum of Art
\n<\/span>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0Exhibition of Southeast Asian artist, Pinaree Sanpitak, who combines organic symbols and brightly colored sculptural installations to reflect on themes of spirituality, femininity, and equality in the region.
\n<\/span>WHEN:\u00a0<\/strong>April 20-June 30, 2013
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>AMOA-Arthouse
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0One hundred amorphous, squeezable sculptures that you can play with.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lesley Dill. A Word Made Flesh...Throat, 1994. Gift of Stanley Freehling<\/p><\/div>\n

2.\u00a0The Artist and the Poet – Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>
\nWHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0Planned to coincide with the institute’s “Picasso and Chicago” exhibition, the array of prints and drawings reveal the collaborative relationship between artists like Pablo Picasso, Robert Motherwell and David Hockney and poets such as Max Jacob, Rafael Alberti and Wallace Steves, respectively.
\n<\/span>WHEN:\u00a0<\/strong>February 1st – June 2nd, 2013
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The Art Institute Chicago
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0“Skin with O\u2019Hara Poem” (1963\u201365), a print by Jasper Johns that was inspired by the poet Frank O’Hara.<\/span><\/p>\n

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mage: Shinique Smith, Swaying Beauty, 2007, clothing, foam, rope, and twine, 60 x 22 x 22 in., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Schiff Fine Art, \u00a9 Shinique Smith.<\/p><\/div>\n

3.\u00a0Shinique Smith: Firsthand – LACMA<\/a>
\nWHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0A exhibition of Shinique Smith’s work that reflects on the artist’s Baltimore upbringing and early desire to work with fashion and design.
\n<\/span>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0February 8th, 2013 – ongoing
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Los Angeles Museum of Art
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0A combination of costumery and textiles tangled into sculptural installations like “Swaying Beauty.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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El Anatsui (Ghanaian, b. 1944). Earth\u2019s Skin, 2007. Aluminum and copper wire, 177 x 394 in. (449.6 x 1000.8 cm). Courtesy of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi<\/p><\/div>\n

4.\u00a0Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui – Brooklyn Museum
\n<\/a>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0The first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the Ghana-born artist El Anatsui.
\n<\/span>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0February 8th – August 4th, 2013
\n<\/span>WHERE:\u00a0<\/strong>Brooklyn Museum
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0Twelve giant wall and floor sculptures made from metal, wood and appropriated objects.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thorne Anderson, Thawra, Baghdad, Iraq, April 18, 2003. Digital inkjet print. High Museum of Art, Atlanta. \u00a9 Thorne Anderson<\/p><\/div>\n

5.\u00a0Eye Level in Iraq: Photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson – de Young, San Francisco
\n<\/a>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0The photographs of Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson, two American-trained photo journalists who documented the aftermath of the US-led allied invasion of Iraq in 2003.
\n<\/span>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0February 9th – June 16th, 2013
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>de Young
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0Images taken outside the confines of the U.S. military’s embedded journalist program.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977) Marechal Floriano Peixoto (The World Stage: Brazil), 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

6.\u00a0Kehinde Wiley: The Memling Series – Phoenix Art Museum
\n<\/a>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0A new series of paintings by the New York artist Kehinde Wiley, who is known for his knack for re-envisioning classical styles of portraiture.
\n<\/span>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0February 20th – June 23rd, 2013
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Phoenix Art Museum
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0Eight paintings based on the work of Hans Memling, the Flemish master painter of the Northern Renaissance.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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James Turrell, Acro, Green, 1968, projected light, the MFAH, Museum purchase. \u00a9 James Turrell<\/p><\/div>\n

7.\u00a0James Turrell: A Retrospective – Museum of Fine Arts Houston
\n<\/a>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0A collection of the many light installations of American artist James Turrell, concurrently presented by the MFAH, LACMA and the Guggenheim
\n<\/span>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0June 9th – September 22nd, 2013 at MFAH (May 26th, 2012-April 6th, 2014 at LACMA and June 21st-September 25th, 2013 at Guggenheim)
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Museum of Fine Arts Houston
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0“Vertical Vintage”, a grouping of a dozen interactive, light-based installations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Claes Oldenburg. Pastry Case, I. 1961\u201362. Painted plaster sculptures on ceramic plates, metal platter, and cups in glass-and-metal case, 20 3\/4 x 30 1\/8 x 14 3\/4" (52.7 x 76.5 x 37.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. \u00a9 2012 Claes Oldenburg<\/p><\/div>\n

8.\u00a0Claes Oldenburg: The Street and the Store – MoMA
\n<\/a>WHAT:<\/strong>\u00a0A retrospective of Claes Oldenburg, an artist who once rented a storefront in New York City and filled it with handmade, painted sculptures that mimicked the everyday commercial products sold in stores throughout the neighborhood.
\n<\/span>WHEN:<\/strong>\u00a0April 14th – August 5th, 2013
\n<\/span>WHERE:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Museum of Modern Art
\n<\/a>What to look out for:<\/strong>\u00a0A selection of Oldenburg\u2019s past “Store” performances, seen through films projected throughout the exhibition’s halls.<\/span><\/p>\n

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