The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Chris Burden’s Urban Light
Retrofitting of incandescent to LED lightbulbs made possible by a grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
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A leading figure among Italian Futurists alongside Severini, Balla and Marinetti, Boccioni played a pivotal role in shaping the visual aesthetic of this short-lived yet highly influential movement.
Born and educated in Poland, London-based artist and designer Marcin Rusak blends the natural and industrial worlds in his dramatic objects for the home.
Rusak casts flowers and exotic plant life in poured resin, preserving their ephemeral beauty forever in tables, lamps, screens, and more. Rusak’s works are visually striking: the smoothness of his surfaces and the natural beauty of the plants embedded in them draw the viewer in. But what makes his works truly memorable are the contrasts they embody.
Artist Jasper Johns (b. 1930), who rose to prominence with his paintings of flags, targets and other familiar objects, will be the sole subject of a special exhibition at The Broad in early 2018. Johns’ 60-year career of work will be presented in the most comprehensive survey in the U.S. in two decades.
In the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s collaboration with renowned avant-garde theater artist Robert Wilson, theater and art combine in a phenomenal experience. For Power and Beauty, Wilson creates an immersive environment, using light, staging and sound to envelop visitors in the mystery and splendor of China’s Qing (pronounced “ch’ing”) dynasty. Each room examines an aspect of life within China’s imperial palace during that over 250 year artistic golden age, which ended in 1911.
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Peabody Essex MuseumEast India Square, 161 Essex Street,Salem, MA
February 10 through May 6, 2018
The Artist as the Matador
Unveiled in Public for the First Time since Legendary 1973 Exhibition – the Year of the Artist’s Death – Picasso’s Le Matador to Make Auction Debut
Helena Newman, Global Co-Head of Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Department & Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, said: ‘This powerful portrait exemplifies Picasso’s creative force in his final years and represents the culmination of a life-long obsession.
Guggenheim to Present First Comprehensive Overview of Work by Artist Danh Vo, from February through May 2018
Midcareer Survey Assembles Major Projects Since 2003
Vo’s Installations, Sculptures, and Photographs Address Themes Including Immigration, Colonialism, Capitalism, and Authorship
I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous
Art Institute of Chicago
February 8 — April 29, 2018
The textiles are adorned with many symbols and were selected to highlight the diversity of imagery found in Chinese works of art.
