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May 20, 2017
The Animal Sculptures of Arthur Putnam During his lifetime, Arthur Putnam (1873–1930) was hailed as the greatest sculptor of California, the “American Rodin.” Putnam’s restless nature and aversion to academics led him to spend a great deal of time outdoors where he developed a passionate interest in wildlife that prepared him to become one of the greatest animaliers in America. Largely…
May 20, 2017
Louis Kahn: The Power of Architecture is the first retrospective of Louis Kahn’s work in two decades, presenting over 200 objects related to Kahn’s selected buildings and projects in the form of architectural models, plans, original drawings, photographs, films and more. With complex spatial compositions and a mastery of light, Louis Kahn’s architecture is regarded as a touchstone of 20th…
May 19, 2017
A resplendent and serene Virgin appears in a late sixteenth-century painting. She is dressed in a flowing green down, the infant Jesus clutched to her breast. But she reclines on a luxurious golden carpet in front of a red sandstone pavilion, having been transported to India in the 1590’s. How did she arrive there? This painting was made at the court of…
May 19, 2017
Prints from the Taisho Era (1912–1926) and Beyond Combining modernity, scenic tranquility, and Japanese romantic fantasy, Modern Japan: Prints from the Taisho Era (1912–1926) and Beyond showcases several important and well-known Japanese artists and their works from the Museum’s collection of East Asian Art, many for the first time. This exhibition focuses on two major movements, Shin Hanga (New Prints)…
May 19, 2017
Visitors to The San Diego Museum of Art will have the special opportunity to experience the beauty and power of French Impressionism with a special viewing of Claude Monet’s 1904 painting Le Bassin de Nympheas. During the last two decades of his life, Monet created approximately 250 studies of the lily pond in his garden at Giverny, at different times…
May 18, 2017
Compelled by Color presents a selection of photographs highlighting the vibrancy and variety of works from the collection of Victor and Martha Diaz. The Institute of Photographic Arts, founded in Mexico by Mr. and Mrs. Diaz in 1976, ceased operations in 2016 and donated over 750 color photographs to the Museum. Many works were created using the dye-transfer printing process – a technology that has…
May 18, 2017
Brush and Ink: Chinese Paintings from The San Diego Museum of Art Selected by Pan Gongkai, April 29, 2016 through September 05, 2016 More than 40 works from the Museum’s broad holdings of Chinese paintings are showcased in this exhibition. Recent scholarly studies, including an assessment, have renewed interest in the Museum’s rarely exhibited Chinese treasures. In presenting Brush and Ink: Chinese Paintings…
May 18, 2017
Among the many art education initiatives at The San Diego Museum of Art, no program has as long a history as Young Art, the Museum’s biennial youth art exhibition. Young Art recognizes the talents of San Diego County K-12 students and in its 44th presentation, Young Art 2017: Beyond the Ordinary, invites students to create their own unique interpretation of…
May 1, 2017
An insider’s look at hidden masterpieces. The Visible Vaults recreates part of The San Diego Museum of Art’s most carefully guarded area, a place that is invisible to most visitors—the vaults—where the thousands of works of art in the collection are stored. An insider’s look at hidden masterpieces, visitors are invited to peek into virtual storerooms. Often curators cannot put…
August 6, 2016
Venetian Views looks at Venice, the oft-flooded city of canals that has captivated artists and writers for centuries. Shakespeare, Lord Byron, J. M. W. Turner, and John Singer Sargent, among others, have fallen under her spell. In its Renaissance heyday, Venice gave rise to great masters such as Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and Tintoretto. Two centuries later, Venice enjoyed a second artistic highpoint, led…
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