If you haven't RSVP'd, please do so and join us on Tuesday, September 25 at 9:00 a.m. in the East Building for a press breakfast, tours, and previews for three new exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Earl A. Powell III, director, will present introductory remarks before three consecutive exhibition tours. If you need to schedule interviews with curators, please do not hesitate to contact us.

For invitation details including RSVP instructions: http://www.nga.gov/press/event/multi_event_09_2012.shtm

Tour Schedule:

9:45-10:15 a.m.

Shock of the News
East Building, Mezzanine
Judith Brodie, Curator and Head, Department of Modern Prints and Drawings

Since 1909, major artists from F.T. Marinetti, Pablo Picasso, and Man Ray to Ellsworth Kelly, Adrian Piper, and Robert Gober have co-opted, mimicked, defused, and memorialized newspapers. The exhibition examines the myriad manifestations of this phenomenon through 65 collages, paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, and photographs by European and American artists. The show also includes a large-scale multimedia installation by Mario Merz. Full online press kit and to order images: http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3058/index.shtm

Please note: This exhibition is open to the public and can be viewed any time throughout the day.

10:30-11:00 a.m.
Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475–1540
West Building, Prints and Drawings Galleries
Gregory Jecmen, Associate Curator of Old Master Prints and Drawings

This exhibition—the first of its kind in America—serves as an introduction to the remarkable artistic community that flourished in imperial Augsburg. Some 100 works, almost all taken from the Gallery's own collections, include imperial propaganda, humanist subjects, and devotional works. Recognizably the product of imperial Augsburg, this distinctive body of work also celebrates artistic virtuosity and invention. Full online press kit and to order images: http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3184/index.shtm

The exhibition will be open for preview until 2:00 p.m.

11:15-11:45 a.m.
The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years
West Building, Photography Galleries
Sarah Kennel, Associate Curator of Photographs

Since the introduction of photography in 1839, portraiture has been one of the most widely practiced forms of the medium. Starting in the early 20th century, however, some photographers began to question whether a single image could adequately capture the complexity of an individual. Arranged both chronologically and thematically, the exhibition features 153 works by 20 artists who photographed the same subjects—primarily friends, family, and themselves—over the course of days, months, or years to create some of the most provocative and revealing portraits of their time. Full online press kit and to order images: http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/3556/index.shtm

The exhibition will be open for preview until 2:00 p.m.

We look forward to welcoming you,

Deborah Ziska | Chief of Press and Public Information

National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC

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