For her fifth exhibition with the gallery, Lehmann Maupin is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by one of Brazil's leading artists, Adriana Varejão, opening April 24, 2014. Through painting, sculpture, installation and photography, Varejão addresses themes of colonialism, miscegenation and anthropology in Brazil, one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. The artist will be present for an opening reception on Thursday, April 24 from 6 to 8PM.
Since the 1970s, Los Angeles-based artist Raymond Pettibon has been metabolizing America - its history, literature, sports, religion, politics, and sexuality - in a barrage of drawings and paintings in a style born of comic books and the “do-it-yourself” aesthetic of Southern California punk rock album-covers, concert flyers, and fanzines. Limning a dizzying array of topics with his distinctive combinations of image and text, Pettibon has created a vocabulary of symbols that reappear consistently if enigmatically across his oeuvre. These range from baseball players, vixens, light bulbs, and railway trains, to the cartoon character Gumby and infamous murderer Charles Manson: pet themes repeated and reworked in a classically American combination of abundance and monotony. But the most poetic and revealing of Pettibon's symbols may be the surfer, the solitary longboarder challenging a massive wave. In his 'surfer paintings,' viewers find the lyrical heart of Pettion's work and ride along with a counter-culture existentialist hero who perhaps is the artist's nearest proxy.
The Cleve Carney Art Gallery hosts the College of DuPage's Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit at the McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, April 10 to May 17. Opening preview reception is Thursday, April 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. and the gallery will be open until 8 p.m. that evening for extended viewing. The reception and exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information visit cod.edu/gallery or call the gallery at 630.942.2321.
The Hypocrites are pleased to announce their 2014-15 Season, beginning in August 2014 with the world premiere of ALL OUR TRAGIC, an unparalleled twelve-hour theatrical adaptation that combines all 32 surviving Greek tragedies into a single epic narrative, adapted and directed by Founding Artistic Director Sean Graney*. Audiences may experience ALL OUR TRAGIC at a single twelve-hour marathon performance (with ample breaks for food and beverage) or through shorter installments spread over multiple weekends.
In September 2014 the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) will add 3,000 square feet of exhibition space through a partnership with CityWay and The Alexander. 'For both iMOCA and The Alexander,' said Shauta Marsh, iMOCA's executive director, 'the quality of art we exhibit is paramount. This partnership leverages both organizations commitment to Indianapolis' thriving cultural community and will offer rotating works of art by renowed artists of all mediums.'
The wide variety of American and international dance and ballet - which has been the hallmark of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center series over its eleven season history -- is highlighted in a diverse season of offerings for the 2014-2015 season, which takes place at three of the four major Music Center venues - the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Chicago-based percussionist and composer Glenn Kotche has been called one of the most exciting, creative and promising composers and performers in modern music, receiving international attention for his 'unfailing taste, technique and discipline' (Chicago Tribune). He has written pieces for world-renowned ensembles including Kronos Quartet, The Silk Road Ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars, So Percussion and eighth blackbird, and his compositions have been performed at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall and Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, among other prestigious venues worldwide. Cantaloupe Music will release Adventureland, Kotche's first solo album since 2006's Mobile (Nonesuch Records) and the first album of his compositions for ensembles, today, March 25.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra announces the subject matter of the upcoming works to receive their world premieres by the Orchestra as part of the groundbreaking artistic collaboration with the MusicNOW Festival and Artistic Director Bryce Dessner. On Today, March 21, the Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Louis Langrée, will premiere Nico Muhly's Pleasure Ground, a portrait work depicting the life of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. On Saturday, March 22, Mr. Langrée and the CSO will premiere mountain, a new work by Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang depicting the life of American composer Aaron Copland.
Since the 1970s, Los Angeles-based artist Raymond Pettibon has been metabolizing America - its history, literature, sports, religion, politics, and sexuality - in a barrage of drawings and paintings in a style born of comic books and the “do-it-yourself” aesthetic of Southern California punk rock album-covers, concert flyers, and fanzines. Limning a dizzying array of topics with his distinctive combinations of image and text, Pettibon has created a vocabulary of symbols that reappear consistently if enigmatically across his oeuvre. These range from baseball players, vixens, light bulbs, and railway trains, to the cartoon character Gumby and infamous murderer Charles Manson: pet themes repeated and reworked in a classically American combination of abundance and monotony. But the most poetic and revealing of Pettibon's symbols may be the surfer, the solitary longboarder challenging a massive wave. In his 'surfer paintings,' viewers find the lyrical heart of Pettion's work and ride along with a counter-culture existentialist hero who perhaps is the artist's nearest proxy.
Since the 1970s, Los Angeles-based artist Raymond Pettibon has been metabolizing America - its history, literature, sports, religion, politics, and sexuality - in a barrage of drawings and paintings in a style born of comic books and the 'do-it-yourself' aesthetic of Southern California punk rock album-covers, concert flyers, and fanzines. Limning a dizzying array of topics with his distinctive combinations of image and text, Pettibon has created a vocabulary of symbols that reappear consistently if enigmatically across his oeuvre. These range from baseball players, vixens, light bulbs, and railway trains, to the cartoon character Gumby and infamous murderer Charles Manson: pet themes repeated and reworked in a classically American combination of abundance and monotony. But the most poetic and revealing of Pettibon's symbols may be the surfer, the solitary longboarder challenging a massive wave. In his 'surfer paintings,' viewers find the lyrical heart of Pettion's work and ride along with a counter-culture existentialist hero who perhaps is the artist's nearest proxy.
5BMF is thrilled to welcome masters of the French Baroque LES DELICES to our artist roster this March. The ensemble will bring their new program Conversations galantes to NYC for the first time, with performances at King Manor Museum (Jamaica, Queens) on March 14th (Manhattan) on March 15th.The program features French Rococo works by 18th century composers including Philidor, Guillemain, Rameau and others.
5BMF's season concludes in May with a presentation of the groundbreaking vocal ensemble ROOMFUL OF TEETH. Fresh off their 2014 Grammy win for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, this genre-bending group will join us for a program of vocal works which showcase the ensemble's wide vocabulary of singing techniques. The program will feature works by Elliot Cole, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Missy Mazzoli, as well as selections from Caroline Shaw's 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning Partita.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the 44th annual Scottsdale Arts Festival tonight, Saturday and Sunday, March 14-16, in Scottsdale Civic Center Park.
The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce its new staff member, Emily Fromm. Fromm returns to the Ann Arbor area after living in North Adams, Massachusetts where she worked at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in the Box Office and Performing Arts departments. Her duties at MASS MoCA included working with “Bang on a Can” music festival and planning a 9,000 attendee music festival, “Wilco's Solid Sound.” Fromm is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University's Arts Management program with a minor in Marketing and brings to the A2SO experience from a variety of cultural and non-profit organizations, and through extensive work with individual artists at venues ranging from galleries to contemporary art museums.
Lehmman Maupin has announced major acquisitions of gallery artists by internationally renowned museums and private collections. Please see below for detailed information about each work, artist, and institution.
Shahpour Pouyan: PTSD, consisting of new sculptures and drawings, will open March 17 in Dubai and run throughout the eighth edition of Art Dubai (March 19-22). The exhibition isShahpour Pouyan's second solo exhibition at Lawrie Shabibi and is curated by Murtaza Vali.
Central City Opera (CCO) announces a unique online opportunity to support the company's opera and musical theater productions and year-round programs. Tickets to ten exclusive Dream Events will be available for purchase at www.CentralCityOperaGala.com beginning Thursday, March 13.
