Gallery Talk: Funerary Portraits of Roman Egypt
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAFunerary Portraits of Roman Egypt: Facing Forward is a team-curated exhibition that brings together art history, Egyptology, and conservation science to illuminate artists’ processes and the life stories of the people depicted in funerary portraits. Join two exhibition curators as they describe what can be learned when close looking, scientific analysis, and community collaboration combine. Our […]
Gallery Talk with Guest Curator Susannah Ray
Emily Lowe Gallery at Hofstra University 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, United StatesJoin Susannah Ray, guest curator of New York, New York: Photographs from the Collection, for a curator-led tour of the exhibition. She will share her insights and thoughts about the photographs she selected. Admission is free. RSVP to 516.463.5672
Opening Reception for Jim Weidle’s “Paint – Apply Now”
Blue Mountain Gallery 547 W 27th St, Suite 200, New York, NY, United StatesPainter Jim Weidle will showcase some of his recent oil paintings at Blue Mountain Gallery this October. Jim's work spans the gamut of subject matter, ranging from sprawling landscapes to intimate interiors. Artist Statement:"Painting has the decency to hold still, as few dare or can, permitting one's eye a tiny but wild freedom: to travel […]
“Mummy Portraits” of Roman Egypt: Status, Ethnicity, and Magic
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street Cambridge MA 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesIn ancient Egypt, one of the final steps in the mummification process was to equip the body with a permanent face covering that helped protect the head and also ritually transform the deceased into a god. The earliest examples of these were stylized masks, later replaced by more realistically rendered painted portraits. Using evidence from […]
Maira Kalman: Women Holding Things Opening Reception
Mary Ryan Gallery 515 W 26th St, 3rd Fl, New York, NY, United StatesMary Ryan Gallery is pleased to present Women Holding Things, a collection of over 30 new paintings by Maira Kalman. Created during the pandemic, it is a love song to the women in our world. This will be Kalman’s debut exhibition at Mary Ryan Gallery. “What do women hold?” Kalman asks. “The home and the […]