September 5 – November 29, 2009
Celebrate the Art Museum’s inaugural 4th Floor Award with a selection of works by winner Don Lambert. The 4th Floor Award is a biennial competition that showcases the work of local artists. Lambert’s maps and spin paintings explore social identities using scientific theory, philosophy and aesthetics in simple, geometric forms. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
October 9, 2009 – January 3, 2010
A ground-breaking exhibition shows the hidden visual language of Chinese animal symbolism to reveal a multitude of stories about Chinese history, cultural traditions and philosophies. Based on the scholarship of Curator of Asian Art Hou-mei Sung, the exhibition brings together over a hundred paintings from collections all over the world spanning a thousand years of Chinese history. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
October 24, 2009 – January 25, 2010
The organic beauty of jewelry from the Art Nouveau movement shines in this intimate exhibition. Selected from the finest American private collection, Imperishable Beauty features over one hundred works from France, Germany, Austria and the United States by major art nouveau designers and jewelers, including René Lalique, Henri Vever, Philippe Wolfers and Tiffany & Co. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
December 12, 2009 – March 14, 2010
This choice selection of a decade of printmaking by Martin Puryear highlights a lesser-known aspect of an African-American artist more often known for his sculpture. Often referencing his areas of personal interest, Puryear’s prints include images of furniture design, basketry and international travel. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
February 13 – May 9, 2010
The first historical survey of the moment when serious color photography first emerged, “The New Color Photography,” Starburst: Color Photography in America, 1970-1980 showcases the work of William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld, William Christenberry, Mitch Epstein and others. Co-curated by author Kevin Moore and Curator of Photography James Crump, the exhibition focuses on the saturated colors and carefully observed moments of everyday life. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
April 3 – July 18, 2010
Explore the work of local fine art photographer Thomas Schiff, who here trains his panoramic camera on the gaudy, grand and grandiloquent world of Las Vegas. Schiff creates impossible, disorienting visual spaces that play with the inherent contradictions of place. The spectacle of excess and the illusory "American dream" collide in these shimmering prints that reflect the decadent surface of this desert megalopolis. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
June 12 – September 5, 2010
Considered by many to be the most influential of any American photographer of the twentieth century, Walker Evans changed the way Americans view themselves, their society and their country through his unflinching democratic visual description. Curated by James Crump, Walker Evans: Decade by Decade shows iconic images spanning Evans’s forty-six year career, including his Southern work, rare prints from international travels and selections from his rarely-exhibited Victorian House series. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
August 7 – November 28, 2010
E.V. Day’s acclaimed piece Bride Fight explodes into the Vance Waddell Gallery. Consisting of dueling bridal gowns suspended from the air, Bride Fight offers a humorous and insightful glimpse into the modern world of weddings. Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Images available upon request.
Dates are subject to change.
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Editor’s Notes: Images are available upon request.
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