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THE RISD MUSEUM PRESENTS
A NEW SEASON OF EXHIBITIONS
PROVIDENCE, RI -
The RISD Museum is pleased to announce an exciting new schedule of exhibitions
for the 2010-11 season. Beginning this fall, visitors will enjoy new
opportunities to explore a wide variety of art spanning many centuries, from
newly installed ancient objects to the latest work of prominent and influential
contemporary artists.
http://www.risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-forthcoming.aspx
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Lynda Benglis, The Graces, 2003-05. © Lynda Benglis. DACS,
London/VAGA, New
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FALL
2010
[Seeing Lynda
Benglis's work] was one of the most pivotal moments of my career.
-Cyndi
Sherman
[Lynda Benglis is] one of
the most innovative living sculptors in the United States.
-John
Baldessari
Lynda Benglis
Oct. 1, 2010-Jan. 9, 2011
On Oct. 1, the RISD Museum of
Art presents the North American premier of Lynda Benglis, a major survey of the
influential American sculptor. More than 50 works are included in a variety of
mediums spanning her remarkable 40-year career, dating from the 1960s through
today. Pioneering sculptures, paintings, videos, photographs, and
installations-many rarely exhibited-are featured. Lynda Benglis, organized by
the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin in collaboration with The RISD Museum and
other institutions in Europe and the United States, is accompanied by a fully
illustrated book published on the occasion of the exhibition. After its run
here, the exhibition will travel to the New Museum in New York
City.
Greek,
Providence Painter, Storage jar (amphora) with Apollo holding a lyre, ca.
500-475 BCE.
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Ancient, Medieval, & Early Renaissance
Galleries
(Radeke Restoration
Project)
Opens Sept. 24,
2010
The RISD Museum is pleased to
unveil the latest phase of its ambitious Radeke Restoration Project: the
Ancient, Medieval, and Early Renaissance galleries. These spaces, located in the
1926 Radeke Building, have been fully restored to their original architectural
grandeur. The collections-some of the Museum's most important holdings-are
presented in fresh and compelling ways.
Joseph
Chinard, Bust of Madame Récamier, after 1801.
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European
Galleries
(Radeke Restoration Project)
Opens Oct.
2010
The Museum's European galleries will also
reopen this fall. In October, visitors will see for the first time new
installations that combine paintings and sculpture with decorative arts, works
on paper, and textiles from Renaissance to the Neoclassical period.
WINTER
2010
Collision
Nov. 12, 2010-Mar. 10, 2011
Gallery walls will become artists' medium this winter as guest
curator and abstract painter Jackie Saccoccio (RISD BFA '85) creates the
exhibition Collision. Saccocciohas invited 17 artists to contribute to an
ongoing installation with several artists working directly on the gallery walls.
The artworks and processes juxtapose and collide with each other in vibrant and
unexpected ways. The idea for the installation was inspired by Robert
Rauschenberg's "combines" and his belief that the world can be viewed as a
"gigantic painting from which to crop."
Changing
Poses: An Intimate Look at the Artist's Model
Nov. 12, 2010-Jun. 5, 2011
Changing Poses: An Intimate Look at the Artist's Model
looks at the human figure as an enduring subject for artists. Drawn from The
RISD Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition shows how the model was a
crucial component in the creation of some of the its finest holdings of
drawings, prints, and photographs. The show includes works by Giambattista
Tiepolo, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, Andy Warhol, and many
others.
SPRING
2011
 Cocktail Culture
Apr. 15-Jul. 31, 2011
"Civilization begins with distillation," wrote William Faulkner. The
cocktail is the subject of renewed interest across the country as artisan
bartenders explore the cocktail culture of past generations, revive old recipes,
and seek special ingredients for new creations. Cocktail Culture, organized by
the Museum's Department of Costume and Textiles and curated by Joanne Dolan
Ingersoll, is the first major exhibition to look at the social ritual of
drinking and entertainment through the art of fashion and design. This exciting
show will include more than 200 objects-from decorative art such as barware,
furniture, graphic arts and photography to stunning examples of cocktail attire
by Cristobal Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, Pierre Cardin, Coco Chanel, and Elsa
Schiaparelli, to name a few.
ALSO ON VIEW
Siebren Versteeg
Through
Oct. 10, 2010
Tristin Lowe
Through Oct. 24, 2010
Odyssey: The Photographs
of Linda Connor
Through Oct. 31, 2010
Brian Knep
Oct. 22, 2010-Feb. 28, 2011
ROTATING COLLECTION GALLERIES
Of Clover and Chrysanthemum:
Autumn Themes in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Through Dec. 12,
2010
The Figure: Contemporary Works from the
Collection
Through Mar. 2011
Prints for the Japanese New Year
Dec. 17, 2010-Apr. 17,
2011
From Dover to
Penzance: Watercolor Views of the English Channel
Dec. 3-Jun. 5, 2011
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Press inquiries
Reporters: Please contact Donna Desrochers at
401 454-6793 or
For exhibition press images contact Carol
Cutler at 401-454-6322 or e-mail ccutler@risd.edu.
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Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of
Design
224 Benefit
St.
Providence,
RI
401-454-6793
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Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design | 224
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