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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 8, 2006
PRESS CONTACT:
Andrea Potochniak
607 254-4563
arp37@cornell.edu
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Announces
Its Fall 2006 Schedule
Including
contemporary art with visiting artists’ talks,
plus Polaroid photography, Dadaism, and more
Ithaca, NY—The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University announces its exhibition schedule for Fall 2006.
All are welcome at this semester’s two free opening receptions: Thursday, August 31 and Saturday, November 4. Both receptions will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and include refreshments and live music. Additionally, there will be a Fall Open House on Saturday, September 30 from 1:00–4:00 p.m. with performances, refreshments, and activities.
EXHIBITION AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Programs/participants are subject to change. All events are free of charge unless noted.
Robyn O’Neil
August 19–October 8
This exhibition of over twenty drawings from 2004–2005 is Houston-based artist Robyn O’Neil’s first museum survey, organized by the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Using a simple pencil, O’Neil creates richly haunting and poetic allegories that are reminiscent of sixteenth-century Dutch masters. O’Neil’s drawings have become known for their exploration of such dark themes as the apocalypse, evolution, mass disaster, and extinction.
Related events:
Thursday, August 31, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
GALLERY TALK
Artist Robyn O’Neil will discuss her work in this special Gallery Talk prior to the opening reception.
Thursday, September 14, 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
ART FOR LUNCH
Join curator Andrea Inselmann for this tour of the exhibition.
Dangerous Waters: Three Solo Shows
September 1 – October 22
Linked by maritime themes and using the languages of Romanticism and popular culture, these three solo shows of work by Don Doe, Dylan Graham, and Sally Smart not only suggest the untethered nature of artists’ lives, but more broadly address such issues as identity, immigration, and colonialism. All three artists are creating new work for their installations at the Johnson.
Australian artist Sally Smart’s project began with the question of whether or not women pirates existed. Her large-scale assemblages are full of philosophical references to identity and feminism and use the image of the woman pirate to upset our expectations of sexual roles. Smart will be in residence for five days to install her piece specifically designed for the gallery space at the Johnson.
Dutch artist Dylan Graham addresses colonialism and immigration in intricate paper cutouts that are embellished with decorative flourishes inspired by folk art traditions. Like Smart’s collages, Graham’s silhouettes feature frigates and maps that function as metaphors for human conflicts and refuge-seeking.
In his watercolors and paintings of women pirates, Brooklyn-based artist Don Doe critiques the male gaze while addressing complex issues related to authorship. Spoofing kitschy illustration and thus crossing the boundary between high art and pulp fiction, Doe’s work, too, proposes a new sexual identity as it displays a bawdy sense of irony.
These projects have been funded in part by grants from the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam, the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation, the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, the Cornell Council for the Arts, and public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Related events:
Wednesday, August 30, 5:15 p.m.
ARTIST’S TALK
Sally Smart will discuss her installation.
Thursday, September 14, 5:15 p.m.
ARTIST’S TALK
Dylan Graham will discuss his work.
Thursday, September 28, 5:15 p.m.
ARTIST’S TALK
Don Doe will discuss his work.
Thursday, October 12, 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
ART FOR LUNCH
Curator Andrea Inselmann will discuss these three solo shows.
Innovation/Imagination: Fifty Years of Polaroid Photography
September 1–October 22
In 1947, Edwin Land introduced the instant photograph, and the following year, he hired Ansel Adams as a consultant to test the cameras and films being created. More photographers joined the effort in the coming decades, and it is a tradition that continues at Polaroid to this day, in order to insure that the products meet the needs of artists. It is a true testament to collaboration between science, technology, and art. This exhibition surveys the historic Polaroid collection and includes the work of over fifty masters, from Adams, Minor White, and Robert Frank, to contemporary artists such as Christian Boltanski, Chuck Close, David Hockney, Lucas Samaras, Andy Warhol, Carrie Mae Weems, and William Wegman. This exhibition was coordinated by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, originally organized by the Friends of Photography, San Francisco, with national sponsorship provided by Calumet Photographic.
Related events:
Thursday, September 28, 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
ART FOR LUNCH
Curator Nancy Green will lead a tour of this exhibition.
Saturday, October 21, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Fall Eye-Opener: Polaroid Photography
Artist Alice Heise will help children experiment with Polaroid photography. For ages 8-12, all supplies provided. FEES: $15 per child for Museum Members/$20 per child for nonmembers. Seating is limited. Registration and payment required by October 18. Please call 255-6464.
How to Live Forever: Daoism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
October 14–December 24
This exhibition explores the varied depictions of Daoist religious figures and iconography in work from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911). Emperors concerned with political legitimization, particularly at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, used Daoist iconography to support their reign, as well as to protect themselves. Imperial patronage of Daoism began to fade during the Qing dynasty, but the widely depicted figures and icons of the Ming era still played a prominent role in Qing Daoist art.
Related events:
Thursday, October 26, 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
ART FOR LUNCH
Exhibitions assistant Liz Emrich will lead a tour of this exhibition.
Sunday, November 19, 3:00 p.m.
SUNDAY ART BREAK
Demonstration and workshop with Ithaca’s Taoist Tai Chi Society
A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism, and More from the Brandt Collection
October 21–December 24
This exhibition presents key works by Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, George Grosz, Hannah Höch, Francis Picabia, and Kurt Schwitters, who were all active in the complex and diffuse Dada movement in the 1910s and 1920s in cities such as Zurich, Berlin, Paris, Hannover, and New York. Including over 150 works, the exhibition also reaches into other movements of the early twentieth century, such as Surrealist drawings and paintings by Kurt Seligmann, Hans Bellmer, Yves Tanguy, Dorothea Tanning, and Valentine Hugo. Also represented in A Private Eye, cubism, constructivism, and suprematism provide a wonderfully eclectic view of early Modern art.
Related events:
Sunday, October 22, 3:00 p.m.
SUNDAY ART BREAK
Museum educator Carol Hockett will provide an introduction to Dadaism, its key concepts and major players.
Thursday, November 2, 5:15 p.m.
LECTURE
Scholar and gallery owner Francis Naumann
Sunday, November 5, 3:00 p.m.
SUNDAY ART BREAK
Curator Andrea Inselmann will provide an inside look at this exhibition.
Thursday, November 30, 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
ART FOR LUNCH
Curator Andrea Inselmann will lead a tour of this exhibition.
Upton Pyne: Photographs by Jem Southam
October 28–January 14
Jem Southam’s Upton Pyne series, fifty photographs in total, was taken during a seven-year period in which he chronicled the changes in a pond in a small commuter and agricultural community near his home in Cornwall in the southwest of England. This exhibition will present selections from the series. In three parts, the photographs tell the story of the evolution of the pond; in the first part, a man struggles to transform the small pool into his vision of a romanticized Eden, then abandons the project. In the second part of the series, another resident takes up the work of maintaining the pond, this time driven by a more suburban vision. The final group locates the site in a broader geographic perspective in which bucolic agricultural vistas bump up against farm detritus.
Out of Line: Drawings from the Collection of Sherry and Joel Mallin
November 4–December 17
One of the premier collections of contemporary drawings in this country, the Mallin collection boasts innovative works by national and international artists. The works in this show are fun, quirky, interrogative, political, savvy, and definitely different, exploring all the variations of what is considered “drawing” today. From Ida Applebroog to Christo, William Kentridge, Sean Kelly, Jane Hammond, Tim Gardner, Antony Gormley, Andy Goldsworthy, and Jenny Holzer, there are works here to engage the eye, senses, and brain, creating fascinating dialogues on many levels.
Related event:
Thursday, November 9, 12:00 noon–1:00 p.m.
ART FOR LUNCH
Curator Nancy Green will lead a tour of this exhibition.
Façade Projection: Mark Fox’s Vortex
November 4–26
Mark Fox creates sculptures from thousands of intricate ink and watercolor drawings arranged in large web-like configurations, making reference to high and low culture, his daily life, the media, religion, film, art, and advertising. Expanding on this practice, Fox animates similar drawn fragments for his short video works, emphasizing the artist’s hand and the act of drawing rather than digital manipulation. Vortex will have its premiere on the Museum’s façade as the eighth in our ongoing series of video projections, which are funded in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Continuing Exhibition
Vedute: Framing Europe in Old Master Prints
Through October 1
17th- and 18th-century artists depict Europe’s landscapes and architectural monuments in etchings and engravings made available for sale to travelers.
The Johnson Museum has a permanent collection of over 30,000 works of art from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The museum building was designed by I. M. Pei. Funds for the building were donated by Cornell alumnus Herbert F. Johnson, late president and chairman of S C Johnson. The building opened in 1973.
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The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, located on the campus of Cornell University, is open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. The Museum is completely accessible for mobility-impaired visitors, and a wheelchair is available in the lobby. Metered parking is available in the lot next to the Museum. For more information, please call 607 255-6464. Visit the Museum’s website at www.museum.cornell.edu. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art is a proud member of Ithaca’s Discovery Trail: www.DiscoveryTrail.com.
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