Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, Curator of Russian and 19th- Century Art at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, presents on the VMFA’s collection of Fabergé and its connection to other institutions. Zeisler lectured on Sunday, November 13, 2016 as a part of the programming related to the reinstallation of the VMFA’s Fabergé and Russian Decorative Arts collection.…
Collection:American Art, Mid to Late 20th-Century Art
Culture/Region:America
Subject Area:Fine Arts, Music
Grade Level:5-college
Else Olsen Storesund, Norwegian pianist and composer, presents on the crossover between visual art and the musical arts by exploring the prepared piano, open-form music, and John Cage. Storesund provided this interactive program on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as a part of educational programming related to the exhibition Jasper…
John Ravenal, Executive Director, deCordova Sclupture Park and Museum and exhibition curator, presented on Friday, November 11, 2016 as the opening lecture for the exhibition Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Love, Loss and the Cycle of Life, on view November 12, 2015-February 20, 2016. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/295152063″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Else Olsen Storesund, Norwegian pianist and composer, performs John Cage’s “The Perilous Night.” Storesund performed on Friday, November 11, 2016 as a part of educational programming related to the exhibition Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Love, Loss and the Cycle of Life, on view November 12, 2015-February 20, 2016. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/295152139″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Dr. Cornelia Homburg, independent art historian and guest curator of Van Gogh: Up Close, presents on the Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh and the inspiration he took from Japan. Homburg lectured on Thursday, November 10, 2016 as a part of the annual lecture series. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/295149156″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Dr. Michael Taylor, Chief Curator and the Deputy Director for Art & Education Oct 29, 2017 Using perplexing juxtapositions and distortions of commonplace objects, the Belgian Surrealist artist René Magritte set out to disturb existing assumptions about rationality and the perception of reality. This lecture focuses on The Seducer, a mysterious and provocative painting in…
Florence Müller, Avenir Foundation Curator of Textile Art and Curator of Fashion at the Denver Art Museum presents on the legacy of Yves Saint Laurent, his influence on contemporary designers, and collecting fashion. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/323265105″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
With a laser eye, witty intelligence, and nimble hands, Rachel Lambert Mellon, known as “Bunny,” fostered her life as an art form. Mac Griswold, her biographer, shares insights on her life.
