Future Exhibitions
Out of Africa and Beyond: Treasures from the Josef Floch Memorial Collection
May 30 - October 5, 2008
Material Matters: Quiltmaking in the 21st Century
June 20 - August 31, 2008
Objects of Wonder from The Ohio State University
September 26 - January 18, 2009
Currents: Peter Zimmermann
October 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009
Time Made Real: The Carvings of Tim Lewis
November 14, 2008 - February 22, 2009
To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
February 13 - June 7, 2009
George Tooker: A Retrospective
May 1 - September 6, 2009
Out of Africa and Beyond: Treasures from the Josef Floch Memorial Collection
May 30 - October 5, 2008
Out of Africa and Beyond features the Josef Floch Memorial Collection of African, Pre-Columbian, and Oceanic works. Recently donated to CMA, this collection includes important works from the Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Republic of Benin. African art played in important role in the development of European artistic movements such as Cubism and Expressionism. The austerity, power, and simplicity of African sculpture influenced Pablo Picasso while the sophisticated reduced forms impacted German artists Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Paul Klee, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
Material Matters: Quiltmaking in the 21st Century
June 20 - August 31, 2008
This exhibition presents works constructed by thirty-nine international contemporary quiltmakers. From the basic description of a quilt (layers of fabric held together by stitches), these artists have pushed technique, concept, and style in new directions. Many of the quilts challenge the traditional concept of a two dimensional pieced object in both their sculptural presentation and use of unconventional materials. On the leading edge of such innovations are the quiltmakers applying surface design techniques to their materials, making their art form personal from its inception. Their sometimes humorous marks and images on fabric portray environmental concerns, political and social comments, life narrative, and cultural and generational differences.
The Material Matters Members Opening will be on Thursday, June 19 at 5:30 pm. There was a typo in our recent Art Speaks magazine. We apologize for any confusion.
Objects of Wonder from The Ohio State University
September 26 - January 18, 2009
The Columbus Museum of Art and The Ohio State University have shared a passion for knowledge and collecting for more than one hundred and thirty years. Objects of Wonder from The Ohio State University takes its cue from the age-old cabinet of curiosities, which displayed an astonishing range of objects, from the scientific to the artistic. The exhibition brings to light the surprising treasures held in the University's vast collections, from matchboxes to Marilyn, pigeons to paintings, and cartoons to costumes. Every artifact in this show tells a unique story. Experienced together, these objects inspire unexpected connections. Bring your curiosity as you discover and explore the wonders of OSU at CMA.
Currents: Peter Zimmermann
October 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009
German artist Peter Zimmermann uses digital technology to create a vibrant new form of abstraction. He selects images copied from the World Wide Web and other electronic sources, then manipulates them using various computer filters. The processed images become the matrix for his paintings, executed with layers of plastic resin poured directly onto stretched canvas. While recalling the work of a preceding generation of American Color Field painters, Zimmermann's abstractions retain the imprint of technological manipulation, making it a product of its time. The luminous surfaces evoke traditional stained glass windows as well as the modern glow of television and computer monitors. Part electronic automation and part artistic intuition, Zimmermann's paintings underscore the influence of technology on our 21st-century world view.
Currents is a new series of exhibitions showcasing leading edge work in a variety of media by emerging and established international artists.
Time Made Real: The Carvings of Tim Lewis
November 14, 2008 - February 22, 2009
Tim Lewis is one of the most well-known folk art stone carvers working today, highly respected for his ability to coax powerful images out of a difficult, if not unyielding and unforgiving, organic material such as sandstone. He was born in 1952 in Isonville, KY, where he still resides. Following a truck accident in 1988, he began carving in wood, before choosing stone as his principle medium. He has created images from Biblical themes such as Adam and Eve and guardian angels, to figures from popular culture such as baseball catchers or a burly bootlegger lugging Mason jars full of moonshine. This exhibition was organized by the Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN.
To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
February 13 - June 7, 2009
Life after death was one of the primary cultural beliefs through thousands of years of Egyptian civilization. The ancient Egyptians regarded death as an enemy who could be defeated through luck and proper preparation. To Live Forever draws on important ancient Egyptian monuments of beauty and significance from the superb collection of the Brooklyn Museum to illustrate Egyptian strategies for defeating death and living forever. This exhibition includes some 109 works including some of the greatest masterworks of the Egyptian artistic tradition.
George Tooker: A Retrospective
May 1 - September 6, 2009
George Tooker: A Retrospective will bring together approximately sixty paintings and drawings, including several of Tooker's best-known works such as The Subway (1950; Whitney Museum of American Art), Government Bureau (1956; Metropolitan Museum of Art), The Waiting Room (1959; Smithsonian American Art Museum) and Ward (1970-71; private collection). This exhibition will introduce new audiences to Tooker's hauntingly beautiful and unforgettable imagery. It will reveal the extraordinary range and depth of Tooker's art to scholars and artists who may only be familiar with paintings such as The Subway. It also will be the first exhibition to integrate ephemera from the artist's papers with paintings and drawings, including sketchbooks, letters and photographs, in order to show his range of interests, provide social context, and bring his career to life.