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dairyairy
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 Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:12 pm Post subject: American art exhibit at National Museum until May 19th |
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http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130205000745
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The �Art Across America� exhibition displays 168 pieces spanning phases of American art history from George Washington to Jackie Kennedy, and from Columbus� landing to today�s America.
�It portrays the essence of American art, carefully selected by four prestigious art institutions in the U.S.,� said Kim Young-na, director of the National Museum of Korea, at a press conference on Monday. �I think it�s the first exhibition in Asia featuring artworks that show 300 years of American history and culture in one package,� she added.
The exhibition includes iconic artworks from four major U.S. art institutions: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
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The exhibition �Art Across America� will continue through May 19 at the National Museum of Korea and from June 18 to Sept. 1 at the Daejeon Museum of Art. Admission is 12,000 won for adults, 10,000 won for teenagers and 8,000 for children.
For more information, call 1661-2440 or visit www.artacrossamerica2013.com.
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Website- http://www.artacrossamerica2013.com/en/index.html |
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comm
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| This is awesome, thanks for letting us know ^_^ |
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dairyairy
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| comm wrote: |
| This is awesome, thanks for letting us know ^_^ |
No problem. If you go follow up with a post about the good/bad. |
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dairyairy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Four of us saw this yesterday, and one was an art major in college. All of us were impressed. There are examples of almost every kind of art done by prominent American artists over the years. There are paintings by: Whistler, Homer, Cassatt, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, one painting by Warhol,and many others you may recognize. My favorite American painter is Andrew Wyeth, and while there are none of his paintings, I was impressed that there was one by his father, N.C. Wyeth, who painted mostly adventure and western themes.
The first 100 years of American art is well represented and most of those paintings came from the Philadelphia Art Museum, ("Rocky" famously ran up the steps of that museum). There's even a portrait of George Washington.
They also have some interesting and tasteful souvenirs like: a postcard set, pens, pencils, notebooks, mugs, and some prints of a few of the paintings. They even have two towels for sale with paintings by Cassatt and Peale.
It's a very ambitious exhibit and I'd say the creators did a very good job selecting the works presented. I'd say it was better than any of us expected and that everyone with an interest in art should see this exhibit. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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How would you rate it compared to the van Gogh show? That was one of the best, if not the best I've attended in Korea.
Also, is the lighting really dim? The Vatican show was lit so that it made it tough to really see some of the works, especially the statues. |
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dairyairy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
How would you rate it compared to the van Gogh show? That was one of the best, if not the best I've attended in Korea.
Also, is the lighting really dim? The Vatican show was lit so that it made it tough to really see some of the works, especially the statues. |
The lighting is fine and you are permitted to take pictures of some of the works at the end of the exhibit.
Which Van Gogh exhibit? There was one at the Seoul Museum of Art a few years ago and the current exhibit at the Seoul Arts Center.
This is different than an exhibit that focuses on one artist. It's an overview of the broad history of American art. That's why I said that it's an ambitious exhibit. I will say this and that is that whoever put this exhibit together studied American art, at some point, and chose excellent examples of each important artist, style, and "school" that has made an impact in American art. That's much more difficult to do, on a limited budget and with limited space, than to showcase the works of one selected artist. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:11 am Post subject: |
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| dairyairy wrote: |
| atwood wrote: |
How would you rate it compared to the van Gogh show? That was one of the best, if not the best I've attended in Korea.
Also, is the lighting really dim? The Vatican show was lit so that it made it tough to really see some of the works, especially the statues. |
The lighting is fine and you are permitted to take pictures of some of the works at the end of the exhibit.
Which Van Gogh exhibit? There was one at the Seoul Museum of Art a few years ago and the current exhibit at the Seoul Arts Center.
This is different than an exhibit that focuses on one artist. It's an overview of the broad history of American art. That's why I said that it's an ambitious exhibit. I will say this and that is that whoever put this exhibit together studied American art, at some point, and chose excellent examples of each important artist, style, and "school" that has made an impact in American art. That's much more difficult to do, on a limited budget and with limited space, than to showcase the works of one selected artist. |
The current exhibit.
I'm not sure it's more difficult to put on a broader show since you have many more works to choose from and many more works that are available to you. The budget, in this case, is being underwritten by Terra Foundation for American Art and the show is being put on by four museums, so I don't think the problems you raise, other than possibly limited space and the National Museum would seem to have plenty of space.
Thanks for the info, though. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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I went this weekend and I have to concur that it's an excellent exhibition. However, the continued reliance on spot lighting does leave some parts of larger works in shade, makes it very difficult to read the information plaques and creates a glare off some of the oil paintings. They don't light museums in the U.S. this way.
Also, the gift shop leaves much to be desired. Towels? And then the same old mouse pads,notebooks and jigsaw puzzles. No affordable prints, no exhibition poster and no items that I'd give anyone other than an elementary school student.
I did dig the staffers running all over the gallery stopping people from taking photos. There were people taking photos of every single piece along with the information on it. Buy the book already. |
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dairyairy
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| Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree about the gift shop being somewhat of an afterthought with this exhibit. They should have had some art exhibit basics like: tote bags, DVDs, and something better for the children who will see the exhibit, maybe something creative? |
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