Fall into Fall 2016 - Part 3: Women in the Arts, Hurrah!

Carmen Herrera (b. 1915), Siete, 1949, acrylic on canvas,

Paul and Trudy Cejas Collection

Right now- ending this weekend - most of the major museums in New York (and Greenwich, CT) are featuring women artists as the main exhibition in their galleries.  How about that, feminists!  Take note - and savor the strides that your hard work has accomplished.  This is only the beginning.  Today we are paying attention to this historic moment.  Tomorrow, the equality of women in the workplace, whether in the arts or in the auto industry, will be completely normal and unremarkable.  We are almost there.  Yes, we can! 

So here's the evidence:

Alma Thomas, Studio Museum of Harlem, through October 30th.

Cornelia Parker, Metropolitan Museum of Art, through October 31st. 

Diane Arbus, Metropolitan Breuer, through November 27th.

Charlotte Moorman Performing in 1971

Charlotte Moorman, Grey Art Gallery, NYU, through December 10th,

Her Crowd: New Art by Women Artists in Our Neighbors' Private Collections, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, through December 31st. 

Carmen Herrera, Whitney Museum, January 2, 2017.

Agnes Martin, Summer 1964, watercolor, ink and gauche on paper,

Agnes Martin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Courtesy Pace Gallery

Agnes Martin, Guggenheim Museum, through January 11, 2017.

Pipilotti Risi, New Museum, through January 15, 2017.

Sara Zapata, Siempre X, 2016, mixed media, courtesy of the artist

Sara Zapata, Museo del Barrio, ongoing.

Gustave Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907,

Gold, silver, and oil on canvas

Neue Galerie New York. Acquired through the generosity of Ronald S. Lauder, 

the heirs of the Estates of Ferdinand and Adele Bloch-Bauer, and the Estée Lauder Fund

And the subject of women in art:

Klimt and the Women of Vienna's Golden Age, 1900-1918, Neue Galerie, through January 16, 2017.

Mrs. Carl Meyer and her Children, Jewish Museum, through February 5, 2017

  

FYI - the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze is still on at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson. Tickets are still on sale for November 1 - 26.

Happy Halloween!

Beth New York

aka Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, Ph.D.

Director

New York Arts Exchange

www.nyarts-exchange.com

Fall into Fall 2016 - Part 2: Alma Thomas closing October 30

Scarf on sale at Studio Museum of Harlem:

Alma Thomas, The Azaleas Sway in the Breeze, 1969 

Is there any artist more joyful and uplifting than Alma Thomas?  I doubt it.  We have had the pleasure of touring her work at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in May 2015 and now her work has been on view at the Studio Museum of Harlem since July 14th - closing next Sunday, October 30th.   If you cannot purchase your own Alma Thomas, this lovely limited-edition scarf is on sale in the Studio Museum of Harlem's book/gift shop-another way to support this wonderful museum.

In addition to Alma Thomas, there are two other excellent temporary exhibitions, plus the ongoing project Harlem Postcards: 2016.   Below are works by the three artists in Tenses -  Artists-in-Residence Jordan Casteel,  E.J. Hill, and Jibad-Khalil Huffman: 

Jordan Casteel, Kevin the Kiteman, 2016

Courtesy of the artist and the Studio Museum of Harlem

E. J. Hill, A Monumental Offering of Potential Energy, 2016

Installation at the Studio Museum of Harlem

Jibade-Khalil Huffman, Untitled (Landscape), 2016

Video installations at the Studio Museum of Harlem

Huffman's video installation cannot be imagined online, so make an effort to visit this exhibition, which also closes on October 30th. 

Richard Hunt, Hybrid Figure #3, 1970

Most important of all the exhibitions, Richard Hunt: Framed and Extended reminds us that this Hunt (as opposed to Bryan Hunt) is among the greatest sculptors of our time and surely deserving a larger show in a larger venue.  Curated by Lauren Haynes, Associate Curator, Permanent Collection, and Hallie Ringle, Assistant Curator, this well-chosen introduction to Hunt's work features 17 lesser-known works from various periods in this artist's career: prints, small sculptures and wall sculptures. This exhibition closes on January 15, 2017.

Richard Hunt is best known for his outdoor commissions, including

Richard Hunt, Harlem Hybrid, 1976

Roosevelt Triangle, Morningside Avenue and 125th Street

Studio Museum of Harlem consistently offers outstanding exhibitions of well-established and emerging black artists and for that I am always eager to see their shows. However, I hope that we see more of these exciting artists' works at such powerhouses as the Met, MoMA and the Whitney - where most time-pressed New Yorkers and tourists spend most of their art-allowed hours. 

Best wishes for the weekend,

Beth New York

aka Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, Ph.D.

Director

New York Arts Exchange

www.nyarts-exchange.com 

Fall into Fall 2016 - Part 1 - The Met

Jean Honore Fragonard, Island of Love, 1770-80, 

in Fragonard Drawing Triumphant

The Fall 2016 Art Season is in full swing with so many exhibitions and so little time in our busy holiday schedules.  So, feeling overwhelmed myself, I decided to roll out my recommendations in a series of short blog posts, beginning with our favorite museum: the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And a review by one of my favorite art lovers, Natasha Nesic.  Here is her video live from the Met on the Fragonard drawing exhibition, on view through January 8, 2017.

Lantern, Syrian origin, 13th Century

Jerusalem: 1000-1400 tells the story of this multicultural destination through rarely-seen sacred and secular art.  A feast for the eyes through January 8, 2017.

Cornelia Parker, PsychoBarn, 2016

Cornelia Parker's installation on the roof will close on October 31 - so hurry to see this surprising construction.  No spoilers here for those who haven't experienced the full Parker concept.   And even if you have already visited this "fun house" over the summer, you want to see the fall foliage from atop the Met before it blows away.

Valentin de Boulogne, Judith with Head of Holofernes, 1626-27

Valentin de Boulogne's name may not be on your list of "must-sees" this fall. Perish the thought: this guy can really paint well and his subjects tell the stories you may already know - a great combination for those who prefer Old Master paintings.  De Boulogne was born in France in 1591 and died in Rome in 1632. He was a follower of Caravaggio, hence the title: Valentin de Boulogne: Beyond Carravaggio, on view through January 18, 2017.

And finally, Beckmann! as in Max Beckmann in New York, featuring 25 works from a short period in our fair city, 1949-50. Not quite your suave Valentin de B., but probably a good chaser for Cornelia Parker's Halloween-ish treat. Consider Beckmann an artistically angst-y fellow, curtsy of the New Objectivity movement in Germany (Neu Sachlichkeit).   It just opened on Wednesday, closing February 20, 2017.

That's it for now - back soon with another installment of "Fall into Fall 2016"

Beth New York

aka Beth S. Gersh-Nesic, Ph.D.

Director

New York Arts Exchange

www.nyarts-exchange.com 

Jay Milder: White Lines, Tuesday, October 18th, Bogardus Mansion, 6 - 8 pm

Please join us to celebrate the opening of

 Jay Milder: White Lines

Curated by Beth S. Gersh-Nešić. Ph.D.

Director, New York Arts Exchange

at 

The Bogardus Mansion

75 Murray Street

on 

Tuesday, October 18th

6 - 8 pm

(subsequent viewing by appointment)

Hosted by Esterhazy Art Sylvie Esterhazy Kovacs, Director

RSVP

Please join us to celebrate the opening of

 Jay Milder: White Lines

Curated by Beth S. Gersh-Nešić. Ph.D.

Director, New York Arts Exchange

at 

The Bogardus Mansion

75 Murray Street

on 

Tuesday, October 18th

6 - 8 pm

(subsequent viewing by appointment)

Hosted by Esterhazy Art Sylvie Esterhazy Kovacs, Director

RSVP