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What's New on NGA Web-January 2007
In this Issue:
1. Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 19551965
2. Online Tours of Modern and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
3. Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating
4. Family Workshop: It Takes Two!
5. January Lecture Series: Small Paintings, Grand Vision
6. Winter Film Program
7. Docent Volunteer Opportunities
8. January Calendar of Events
1. Jasper Johns: An Allegory of Painting, 19551965
Jasper Johns is one of the most influential American artists of the
postwar period. This exhibition of some 80 works, which opens at the
National Gallery on January 28, 2007, is devoted to the first decade of
Johns' career. It uses four related motifsthe target, the mechanical
"device," the stenciled naming of colors, and the imprint of the bodyto
show how Johns examined and reinvented the practice of painting during
this pivotal era.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/johnsinfo.htm
2. Online Tours of Modern and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture
Avant-garde artists challenged convention throughout the 20th century,
creating new styles and forms to embody new ideas. Explore this turbulent
period in art history through a wide array of online tours, including
in-depth studies on Jasper Johns as well as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso,
Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and others. Learn about
these innovative artists in relation to fauvism, cubism, surrealism,
abstract expressionism, pop art, and other developments in modern art.
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/20cent.htm
3. Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating
A delightful way to see monumental sculpture by Lichtenstein, Oldenburg,
Abakanowicz, and other modern artists: ice-skating in the National Gallery
of Art Sculpture Garden! Magnificent works of art surround an openair ice
rink in the center of the Sculpture Garden, with music from a
stateoftheart sound system and refreshments available in the Pavilion
Cafe. Rink is open 10:00 a.m.9:00 p.m. MondayThursday; 10:00 a.m.11:00
p.m. FridaySaturday; and 11:00 a.m.9:00 p.m. Sunday.
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/skating.htm
4. Family Workshop: It Takes Two!
Parents and children will tour the exhibition Prayers and Portraits:
Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych to see 15th- and 16th-century
"diptychs," which consist of two paintings hinged together so they can be
opened and closed like a book. After studying diptychs by artists such as
Hans Memling and Rogier van der Weyden, participants will learn about
portraiture and symbolism, then create their own portrait diptych to take
home. Family workshops are free, but preregistration is required.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/family.htm
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/diptychinfo.htm
(Exhibition Information)
5. January Lecture Series: Small Paintings, Grand Vision
Leading scholars of British, continental European, and American art will
present eight lectures on plein-air painting in the late 18th and early
19th centuries. Subjects range from Constable's cloud studies and
seascapes by Fitz Henry Lane to painting in the ancient theater at
Taormina. Come to the East Building Auditorium on January 7, 14, 21, and
28 to hear lectures by Michael Rosenthal, Kent Lydecker, Franklin Kelly,
John Wilmerding, Margaret Doyle, Philip Conisbee, Lynn Russell, and
Kimberly Jones.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/lecture.htm#series
6. Winter Film Program
This season of film programs will feature several interpretations of
Shakespeare's Othello, including those by Sir Laurence Olivier and Orson
Welles, as well as archival footage of dances by such luminaries as Martha
Graham and Andy Warhol, and experimental shorts that show Jasper Johns
working with John Cage and Merce Cunningham.
http://www.nga.gov/programs/film.htm
7. Docent Volunteer Opportunities
The National Gallery of Art now has openings for Adult Program Docent
volunteers to lead Gallery visitors on tours of the collection and special
exhibitions. Those selected for this program receive extensive training
from Gallery staff and make a minimum three-year commitment of 15 to 20
hours a week. Applicants for the foreign-language program should be able
to converse with fluency in French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese,
German, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese, or Korean.
http://www.nga.gov/education/volunteer.htm
8. January Calendar of Events
Plan your visit to the Gallery with the help of the January Calendar of
Events. Schedules of films, lectures, gallery talks, family activities,
and concerts are listed along with detailed information about each event.
http://www.nga.gov/ginfo/calendar.htm
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from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The
Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1.
Admission is free. For general information, call (202) 737-4215 or the
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Image Credit
Banner: Jasper Johns, Target, (detail), 1958, Collection of the artist.
Art Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Exhibitions:
Jasper Johns, Target, 1958, Collection of the artist. Art Jasper
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