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Feb
7 2012 |
A Harmony of LineTuesday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Offsite Grossmont Healthcare Center Auditorium Dr. Ariel Plotek will share highlights from our exhibition “A Harmony of Line: Selections from the School of Paris, Prints and Drawings, ca. 1900-1950” which brings to view a number of works from the Museum’s permanent collection that have not recently been shown and also presents a number of new gifts for the first time. These works, from such disparate artists as Matisse, Delaunay, Picasso, Modigliani and Chagall, represent many diverse artistic trends from the first half of the 20th century in Paris. continue reading
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Feb
8 2012 |
Teen Art Café @ The Museum: Modern MexicoWednesday, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.James S. Copley Auditorium  Teen artists are invited to the Museum to celebrate the special exhibition, Mexican Modern Painting from the Andrés Blaisten Collection. Meet and mingle with other teen artists while having the chance to learn about the ideas behind this unique exhibition. Café activities will include art projects inspired by the paintings of Modern Mexican artists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo. continue reading
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Feb
9 2012 |
ArtStop: Suzanne ValadonThursday, 12:00 p.m.Museum Galleries Today's ArtStop will discuss Suzanne Valadon. ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.
Free after Museum admission.
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Feb
11 2012 |
New for You Lecture: Anton Raphael MengsSaturday, 10:30 a.m.Hibben Gallery  Don Luis de Borbón by Anton Raphael Mengs This program is part of a series of occasional lectures about new acquisitions and donations to the Museum’s permanent collections. continue reading
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Feb
11 2012 |
The Original Avatars: An Introduction to VishnuSaturday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.Museum Boardroom Hindus believe that the god Vishnu has descended to earth on several occasions to save humankind from forces of chaos. Each time he has assumed a new form called an avatar, a body used to fight demons and mingle with people. Drawing from the 175 works of art shown in the recent exhibition, Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior, Joan Cummins, Curator of Asian Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, will introduce the diverse and ancient living traditions of celebrating avatars in sculpture, painting, textiles, and ritual objects. continue reading
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Feb
12 2012 |
Old Masters of Music and Art: Amy White and Dominic SchanerSunday, 2:00 p.m.Hibben Gallery  A hit in 2010, Amy and Dominic return to the Museum to perform music from Spain's Golden Age (for vihuela and voice) and poetry from the Spanish mystics John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila. For this concert Dominic will be playing the vihuela, a beautiful guitar-like lute that was favored in the Spanish court in the 15th and 16th centuries. In Partnership with the San Diego Early Music Society continue reading
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Feb
12 2012 |
Sorting African Art: Who Made It & What Does it Mean?Sunday, 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.Museum Boardroom Have you ever looked at a piece of African art and wondered "What is it?" and "Where did it came from?” Art historian Dr. Barbara Blackmun will present an illustrative lecture giving clues to help answer some of these questions. Sponsored by the African Arts Council continue reading
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