Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle
Vasily Kandinsky is recognized as a major artistic innovator and painting theorist. In the opening decades of the twentieth century, he was among those who advanced nonrepresentational modes of art-making to…
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism, from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
Opening February 19, 2022, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection is a fascinating exploration of the Avant-Garde cultural movement in Mexico in…
Picasso: Painting the Blue Period
Picasso: Painting the Blue Period is a groundbreaking exhibition that provides new insight into the creative process of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) at the outset of his career. It is the…
Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources (Santa Barbara Museum of Art)
This exhibition, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, seeks to immerse viewers in the visual imagination of one of the most beloved artists in the world, Vincent van Gogh. Presenting 20 works of art by him alongside some 75 objects selected to reflect the surprisingly varied art that he most admired, the show firmly…
Milton Avery [Wadsworth Atheneum]
Milton Avery at the Wadsworth Atheneum explores the work of the modernist American painter. Avery (1885–1965) expressed his vision of the world through harmonious color and simplified forms. His career…
Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure
The exhibition Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure gathers an ensemble of masterpieces focusing on the artist’s major achievements of the postwar years (1945–66). Combining all media—sculpture, painting, and drawing—the…
Dürer, Rembrandt and Picasso: Three Masters of the Print
This exhibition is intended to be like a music program that juxtaposes two of the greatest traditional composers with one of the most important of the moderns. In his day,…
A Remarkable Gathering: The Fisher Landau Family Collection
A Remarkable Gathering: The Fisher Landau Family Collection comprises artworks by many of the most outstanding artists of the late-20th century and accounts for some of the finest examples of…
The Language of Beauty in African Art
Presenting over two hundred works of art, The Language of Beauty in African Art emphasizes concepts of beauty through the languages and perspectives of indigenous African communities. By exploring the…
Japanese Design: Rinpa
This exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art explores the profound influence that Japanese design has had on international aesthetics. Compositional features such as asymmetry, innovative color combinations, contrasting patterns…