The Sleep of Reason: Goya¡¯s Influence in Spanish America
Dates: 11/28/2009 - 3/7/2010
Location: The Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Phone: 512-475-6784
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1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX
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The nineteenth-century Spanish artist Fracisco Goya, with his disquieting depictions of violence and corruption and his mastery of graphic techniques, inspired many twentieth-century artists of Spanish America. The stark style and unflinching approach to reality in Goya¡¯s prints provided a model for artists wishing to convey the darker aspects of modern life. Spanish American artists felt a sense of cultural affinity for Goya and drew from his example in depicting subjects such as warfare, madness, and alienation. This selection of drawings and prints from the Blanton¡¯s permanent collection features works by artists who were inspired by Goya, including Jos¨¦ Luis Cuevas (Mexico), Ernesto Deira (Argentina), Armando Morales (Nicaragua), and Augusto Rend¨®n (Colombia), among others. It complements the exhibition Goya: The Dawn of Modern Art, shown concurrently in the European print galleries.
Goya¡¯s Prints: The Dawn of Modern Art
Dates: 11/28/2009 - 3/7/2010
Location: The Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Times: 8am-8pm
Phone: 512-475-6784
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1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX
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Modern art is often said to begin not just with Goya¡¯s art but with his prints in particular. The Blanton possesses some thirty impressions, representing each of the artist¡¯s major series in states and editions from the earliest to latest. They include several great rarities, like El Embozado, probably left unfinished at his death, and recent acquisitions, like a brilliant proof impression from his visionary series, Los Proverbios. This exhibition will unite these works for the first time, providing an opportunity both to appreciate his genius and to assess relative quality in his etchings.
Desire
Dates: 2/5/2010 - 4/25/2010
Location: The Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Times: 8am-8pm
Phone: 512-475-6784
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1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX
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With a stellar roster of international contemporary artists working in all media, this thematic exhibition will explore the notion of desire and how artists have portrayed it, along with its related psychological states: longing, arousal, infatuation, despair, anger, whimsy, etc. Included are video works by Bill Viola, Isaac Julien and Amy Globus; paintings by Marilyn Minter, Georgann Deen and Gajin Fugita; photo-based works by Glenn Ligon, Miguel Angel Rojas and Olaf Breuning; sculpture by James Drake, Petah Coyne and Valeska Soares; drawings by Danica Phelps and Tracey Emin; and more. New works will be created specifically for the show by Adam Pendleton, Peter Saul, Robert Kushner, and Kirsten Hassenfeld, and an accompanying selection of historic prints drawn from the Blanton¡¯s holdings will exemplify the enduring nature of this theme. Desire will have an illustrated catalogue with texts on desire by a diverse group of writers, and will be accompanied by a full menu of interdisciplinary programs.Desire is organized by the Blanton Museum of Art. Funding for the exhibition is provided, in part, by a grant from Houston Endowment Inc. in honor of Melissa Jones for the presentation of contemporary art at the Blanton.
Jose Luis Cuevas / Manual Alvarez Bravo
Dates: 3/20/2010 - 7/4/2010
Location: The Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Times: 8am-8pm
Phone: 512-475-6784
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1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX
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In the early 20th century in Mexico, arts and politics became closely intertwined when the country¡¯s leader redefined the core values of the State. Artists became important spokesmen during this crucial transition in Mexico¡¯s history, denouncing social injustices by depicting the popular in order to join a post-revolutionary moment that called for action. To celebrate the centennial anniversary of Mexican independence, the Blanton will present an exhibition highlighting the work and relationship of two great artists of the 20th century in Mexico: Jos¨¦ Luis Cuevas and Manuel Alvarez Bravo.
Matisse as Printmaker
Dates: 5/23/2010 - 8/1/2010
Location: The Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Phone: 512-475-6784
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1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX
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Henri Matisse (1869¨C1954) may be best known as a painter and sculptor, but he him?self placed no hierarchy on the mediums in which he worked. Each medium was exploited for its unique possibilities and became totally integrated with other formal and thematic concerns. Drawn from the extraordinary collection of Matisse prints that once belonged to the artist¡¯s son Pierre, and now part of the Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foun?dation, Matisse as Printmaker includes over 60 etchings, monotypes, aquatints, lithographs, linocuts in black and white, and two-color prints¡ªexamples of every printmaking medium that Matisse utilized. The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and curated by Jay McKean Fisher. Major support for the exhibition at the Blanton provided by Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long.