Gallery Talk: A Sea of Tulips
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAJoin Talitha Maria G. Schepers, curator of the exhibition Imagine Me and You, for a deep dive into the wondrous world of tulips, the tulip trade, and Tulipomania. Why are there so many Dutch tulip drawings? What prompted the Dutch tulip craze in the 1630s? What are “broken tulips”? And what role did the tulip—a symbol […]
Gallery Talk: Through the Eyes of an Artist: Pieter Coecke’s 1533 Journey to Istanbul
Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MAIn 1533, Netherlandish artist Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502–1550) traveled to Istanbul, presumably accompanying Habsburg ambassador Cornelis de Schepper on his first diplomatic mission. Twenty years later, Coecke’s widow, Mayken Verhulst, printed a monumental woodcut frieze by Coecke chronicling his journey to the Ottoman city. We now invite you to follow in Coecke’s footsteps and […]
Art Bites Gallery Talk
Smithsonian American Art Museum 750 9th St. N.W., Washington, DC, United StatesJoin SAAM’s research fellows for this lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. Natalie E. Wright, George Gurney Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Andrew Clemens’ Untitled (The Mary Heye Bottle). Image/credit: Andrew Clemens, Untitled (The […]
Family Day: Crafting Sweet Treats
Quick Center for the Arts, Walsh Gallery 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, United StatesFamily Day: Crafting Sweet Treats Join us on Saturday, June 1st in the Quick Center for the Arts, Walsh Gallery for a Family Day inspired by the exhibition Peter Anton: Just Desserts! Sculptor Peter Anton creates over-sized, hyper-realistic sculptures of candies, donuts, ice cream bars, and other mouth-watering treats. In this Family Day, kids ages […]
UNDERSTORY Recent Work by Melissa Rubin
Atlantic Gallery 548 W. 28th St, #540, New York, United StatesTuesday, May 28th through Saturday, June 15th, 2024 Opening reception: Saturday, June 1st, 2:00-5:00pm Atlantic Gallery is very pleased to present the solo exhibition UNDERSTORY: Recent Work by Melissa Rubin. Melissa’s second solo exhibition at Atlantic Gallery, UNDERSTORY will feature works ranging from 2021-24. UNDERSTORY is an ode to a place that simply still exists; […]