Art Is Not Linear (panel 5), 2009, Ryan McGinness (American, b. 1972), acrylic on panels, 8' x 32', overall; 16 in panels, each 4' x 4'. National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art Moses and the Burning Bush, 17th century, Charles Poerson (French, 1609 – 1667), 152 x 106 in. Museum Purchase, funds provided by Mrs. Alfred I. duPont

Cost: Free, no registration required

Collection Connection: Ryan McGinness and European Tapestries: Weaving the Present from the Past

with Curators Mitchell Merling and John Ravenal

Wed, Jul 16, 11 am – noon

Meet at Visitor Services Desk.

Current exhibition Ryan McGinness: Studio Visit provides an excellent opportunity to reconsider VMFA’s outstanding collection of European tapestries in contemporary terms. Join Mitchell Merling, Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art, and John Ravenal, the Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art,  in the galleries for a discussion of the formal and conceptual dialogues between historical and contemporary design as explored by McGinness.

Images:
Art Is Not Linear (panel 5), 2009, Ryan McGinness (American, b. 1972), acrylic on panels, 8′ x 32′, overall; 16 in panels, each 4′ x 4′. National Endowment for the Arts Fund for American Art
Moses and the Burning Bush, 17th century, Charles Poerson (French, 1609 – 1667), 152 x 106 in. Museum Purchase, funds provided by Mrs. Alfred I. duPont