Director’s Council members are invited to join artist Leidy Churchman and Associate Curator Alison Hearst for a virtual tour of the new exhibition developed exclusively for the Modern. For more information about the Director’s Council, click here.
This virtual event is reserved for members of the Supporting Circles. Details to be announced.
The Modern’s Teen/Artist Project (TAP) is an ongoing program in which regional and national teaching artists expand the knowledge of art, analysis, and techniques for young, aspiring artists. Hear from Randy Guthmiller, a former TAP student, about how his participation in this program shaped his career trajectory and approach to artmaking, which today includes painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and performance.
Director’s Council members are invited to join artist Marina Adams and Associate Curator Alison Hearst for a virtual tour of the new exhibition developed exclusively for the Modern. Participants will receive a complimentary catalogue of the artist’s work. For more information about the Director’s Council, click here.
As guest curator for this Tuesday Evenings with the Modern program, the artist Stanley Whitney, whose work was featured in the Modern’s exhibition FOCUS: Stanley Whitney in 2017, has invited the director and partner of Galerie Nordenhake in Mexico City, Toni Sadurní Viñas, to give a presentation on his curatorial work. Sadurní Viñas will highlight the dialogue that occurs between the work of the gallery’s artists and the context of Mexico.
Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
Serenade in C Major, Op. 10
(Gary Levinson, violin; Aaron Boyd, viola; Andrés Díaz, cello)
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
String Quintet in G Major, Op. 77
(Gary Levinson and Lucas Aleman, violins; Aaron Boyd, viola; Andrés Díaz, cello;
In this installment, we look at three works by Ellsworth Kelly, Red Panel, Dark Green Panel, and Dark Blue Panel, all completed in 1986. Kelly’s work often defies categorization, a fact that pleased him. Are these paintings? Sculpture? Installation? Kelly denied that they represented objects, saying, “They are objects themselves.” Explore the contradictions with a Modern docent.
Adults at all skill levels learn with local artists who lead informal activities in response to selected works from the Modern’s permanent collection. Investigate and respond to works of art from the Modern’s galleries from the comfort of your own home. Each online instructional video is uniquely designed so there is something new awaiting you—just show up with a sketchbook and pencils.
Artist Tuba Köymen will lead this session.
Learn with local artists Loc Huynh and Adrian Zuñiga as they lead informal projects on video. Hands-on exercises relate to works you might remember from visiting the Modern’s galleries or are introduced to here and can look forward to visiting in the future. Projects are designed with household materials in mind.
John Chamberlain’s Scull’s Angel, 1974, shows the artist working in his signature material—crushed car parts. Chamberlain makes the familiar new in work that embodies the gesture and energy of Abstract Expressionism and the consumer imagery of Pop art. Take a close look at Chamberlain’s fascinating life and work. Led by a Modern docent.
