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Monday, January 07, 2008
How Artists Draw
Posted by sarah
Recently, I had the good fortune of visiting
The Menil Collection
in Houston (
The Rothko Chapel
and
Watercolor Art Society-Houston's
new building are within walking distance, by the way) and was thrilled by their extensive collection of important works on paper. Room after room after room. Now,
the Collection’s most significant drawings (in combination with exceptional works on paper from private collections) will come together for one unique exhibition:
How Artists Draw: Toward the Menil Drawing Institute and Study Center
,
February 15 through May 18, 2008.
Here's the skinny on the show:
From early on, The Menil Collection assembled important groups of works on paper by Max Ernst, René Magritte, Pablo Picasso, and Kurt Schwitters. Acquisitions continue to be made as the museum begins to formally introduce its plans to form the Menil Drawing Institute and Study Center, with a new focus on collecting, researching, and exhibiting drawings. In the last five years, for example, major groups of drawings by Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, Ellsworth Kelly, Jasper Johns, Michael Heizer, and Robert Gober have expanded the collection. This exhibition will highlight the museum’s long commitment to the medium, while facilitating a public discussion about the new initiative within Houston and the broader art community. It effectively lays out the conceptual framework for envisioning the future of this long-term initiative.
Pretty exciting, eh?
Overheard
1/7/2008 8:38:24 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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