Presented by Professor Bernadine Franco, this art history series will provide an in depth look at the women artists featured in the museum's special exhibition Modern Women: Visionary Artists.
The series of three "talks" explore the women from the Modern Women: Visionary Artists exhibition on loan from the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and Art Bridges' Partner Loan Network program. The installation of works features seven women who helped pioneer the Abstract Expressionist movement and "contributed to the advance of modern art extending into Post-War and Conceptual art." While historical accounts tend to focus on the men like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, join us to experience the innovations and expressions by the hand of women and the ways they shaped the identity of Abstract Expressionism and beyond. Each presentation draws from the NBMAA permanent collection.
Sunday, May 11: Painters: Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell
Journey through the enormous, energetic, bold, projectile brushstrokes of three Abstract Expressionist female artists: Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan. Featured in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Art Exhibition of 1951, these bold women, overshadowed by the men of abstraction, made important contributions to the avant-garde movement.
Thursday, May 29: Sculptor Louise Nevelson and "Soak Stain" Painter Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler brings her own distinct approach to the Abstract Expressionist movement through her invention of the ‘soak stain’ technique. Inspired by natural landscapes, Frankenthaler's works evoke soft colors spread beyond the edges of her canvases. Paired with the painting innovations of Frankenthaler this talk also celebrates sculptor Louise Nevelson. Her monumental carefully arranged wooden objects from salvaged scraps of wood are referred to as the ‘sculptural answer to the Abstract Expressionist canvas” (MOMA)
Sunday, June 8: Painter Joan Brown and Conceptual Artist Jenny Holzer
Modern Women: Visionary Artists exemplifies the innovations of early 20th century abstract painters for a new generation of two featured Post-War artists. Explore the textures of painter Joan Brown’s thickly applied paint or ‘impasto’ to her dynamic and expressive figurative works. The message becomes the medium for Conceptual artist Jenny Holzer as we contemplate the stark phrases (also known as text art) in places one would not expect to find art (including a bench).
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