Where To See: Fall Museums
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. Ridgefield, CT •. 50th Anniversary: The third installment of the Aldrich’s 50th Anniversary exhibition includes part two of Standing in the Shadows of Love: The Aldrich Collection 1964–1974—a group exhibition of works representative of The Aldrich’s early collection from Richard Artschwager, Eva Hesse, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin and Richard Serra. Plus a selection of new projects by contemporary artists whose work reflects the continuing influence of art and culture of the 1960s and 1970s. Such as Kate Gilmore, Cary Smith, Penelope Umbrico, Ernesto Neto and solo exhibitions of current works by Mary Beth Edelson and Jackie Winsor who showed at The Aldrich during its first decade. (Shown here Cary Smith’s, Your Eyes They Turn Me.) Tues-Sun: 12-5pm. beginning 10/19. www.aldrichart.org
ArtsWestchester, 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains • Drawing Line into Form: Works on Paper by Sculptors: This expansive collection from the Bank of New York Mellon features 69 works by some of the contemporary art world’s most recognizable figures. From six-foot long gouache tableaus to vibrant painted, color fields, charcoal preparatory drawings to rough pencil sketches, these works by significant artists are as captivating as they are diverse. Including works by Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Mark di Suvero, Anish Kapoor, Sol Lewitt, Maya Lin, Henry Moore, David Smith, Robert Smithson and more. Collection curated by:Brian J. Lang, Curator, Corporate Art Collection. Thurs-Sat, 10/2-12 /6. www.artswestchester.org
Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT • Northern Baroque Splendor, The HOHENBUCHAU COLLECTION: One of the largest collections of Northern Baroque art assembled in recent years on long-term loan to LIECHTENSTEIN, the Princely Collections, Vienna. This selective showing is the inaugural venue in the U.S.. Primarily comprised of Dutch and Flemish seventeenth-century paintings. While many modern collections of Old Masters specialize in a single style or subject matter, the Hohenbuchau Collection offers examples of all the genres produced by Lowland artists. Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm. 9/20-4/12/15. Antarctic Photography: Selections from Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land: This exhibition features large-format photographs by Diane Tuft, a New York-based photographer who traveled to Antarctica in 2012 on a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. Her images chronicle that expedition capturing Antarctica’s raw, untouched beauty with colors, textures, and compositions that verge on the surreal. (Pictured here: Diane Tuft’s Wind Formation, Victoria Lower Glacier.) Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm. 10/28-2/1/15. www.brucemuseum.org
Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers • Strut: The Peacock and Beauty in Art: The first scholarly survey of the peacock in art includes works from more than 3 dozen museums and private collections including The Smithsonian and The Metropolitan Museum of Art representing the 19th-century’s Gilded Age, 1920s Art Nouveau and Art Deco through contemporary art. Including Robert Henri’s 1913 portrait of Ruth St. Denis, Peacock Dance, William Baxter Palmer Closson’s Feeding the Peacocks, and Aubrey Beardsley’s The Peacock Skirt, created for Oscar Wilde’s Salome. There are sculptures, like Anna Hyatt Huntington’s Peacock’s Fighting, peacock inspired lamps from Louis Comfort Tiffany and whimsical peacock appearances in parade costumes, pictures of Elvis, and images of silent-era Hollywood starlets. Plus works from contemporary artists Laura Ball, Barbara Takenaga, and Federico Uribe. A fully illustrated 200-page catalogue was produced for this exhibit. Wed-Sun: 12-5pm. 10/11-1/18/15. www.hrm.org
Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St., Katonah • Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor: The duality of deadly weaponry forged with artistic beauty is on display in Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor. With 63 works by master craftsmen from the 13th to 20th centuries, the exhibition presentsf five full sets of armor, masks, helmets, and warrior hats. Weapons include long and short swords, daggers, and early Japanese rifles. The exhibition also showcases a pair of 17th-century folding screens by a Kano school artist depicting battle scenes from the famous Tale of the Heike, one of the greatest warrior epics in Japanese literature that marks the dawn of samurai honor and valor. Tues-Sat: 10am-5pm & Sun: 12-5pm. 10/12-1/4/15. www.katonahmuseum.org
Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase • This Leads to Fire: Russian Art from Nonconformism to Global Capitalism: This exhibition features selections from the Kolodzei Art Foundation, one of the most extensive collections of nonconformist and contemporary Russian art in the world. It includes works from the 1950s through the period of Glasnost and contemporary art. The exhibit is organized in five parts that explore the origins of Nonconformist art, the developments of Moscow Conceptualism, Sots Art, the influence of the Russian avant-garde in geometric abstraction, and the coercive legacy of Socialist Realism. (Shown here: Anton S. Kandinsky’s, Post-Soviet-Ism, 2012, Oil on canvas.) Tues-Sun: 12-5pm. 9/14-1/11/15. Key Frames: Contemporary Artists’ Animation: This exhibit offers a view of diverse animation techniques and styles from artists around the world who work outside the commercial studio system. The selection of animation shorts from non-traditional media includes a rotating playlist that showcase narrative, as well as abstract forms of animation. Please note that some adults might wish to preview material in this exhibition before sharing it with children. Tues-Sun: 12-5pm. 8/24-1/11/15. www.neuberger.org
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, CT • A nostalgic look back at the history of working people in America draws from the photographic collections at the National Archives. Interactive videos and audio features share workers’ stories about changes in their industries.,The Stamford Museum & Nature Center offers a supplementary exhibition that explores the history of the workers at the Newman Mills, built on the banks of the Mianus River in North Stamford between 1726 and 1763. The Way We Worked was created by the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition program. Sat-Tues, 9/20-11/4. www.stamfordmuseum.org
Westchester Community College Center For The Arts, 196 Central Ave., White Plains • Pixel Perfect/Analog Output: In the current times, access to a vast range of digital hardware and software has transformed fine art through uniting divergent artistic approaches. Moving between the tools of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and computer software artists can blend and exploit the different characteristics of each medium. This interdisciplinary approach within the contemporary art world is the focus of Pixel Perfect | Analog Output. In this exhibition the artists have produced work
where digital tools play an integral role in their practice without producing work that appears explicitly digital
or computer based. Mon-Fri, 9/8-10/17. www.artswestchester.org