Creating a Focal Point Austin TX

Times:8am-8pm
Phone:512-475-6784

Address:
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX

Description:
With a stellar roster of international contemporary artists working in all media, this thematic exhibition will explore the notion of desire and how artists have portrayed it, along with its related psychological states: longing, arousal, infatuation, despair, anger, whimsy, etc. Included are video works by Bill Viola, Isaac Julien and Amy Globus; paintings by Marilyn Minter, Georgann Deen and Gajin Fugita; photo-based works by Glenn Ligon, Miguel Angel Rojas and Olaf Breuning; sculpture by James Drake, Petah Coyne and Valeska Soares; drawings by Danica Phelps and Tracey Emin; and more. New works will be created specifically for the show by Adam Pendleton, Peter Saul, Robert Kushner, and Kirsten Hassenfeld, and an accompanying selection of historic prints drawn from the Blanton¡¯s holdings will exemplify the enduring nature of this theme. Desire will have an illustrated catalogue with texts on desire by a diverse group of writers, and will be accompanied by a full menu of interdisciplinary programs.Desire is organized by the Blanton Museum of Art. Funding for the exhibition is provided, in part, by a grant from Houston Endowment Inc. in honor of Melissa Jones for the presentation of contemporary art at the Blanton.

Times:8am-8pm
Phone:512-475-6784

Address:
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX

Description:
In the early 20th century in Mexico, arts and politics became closely intertwined when the country¡¯s leader redefined the core values of the State. Artists became important spokesmen during this crucial transition in Mexico¡¯s history, denouncing social injustices by depicting the popular in order to join a post-revolutionary moment that called for action. To celebrate the centennial anniversary of Mexican independence, the Blanton will present an exhibition highlighting the work and relationship of two great artists of the 20th century in Mexico: Jos¨¦ Luis Cuevas and Manuel Alvarez Bravo.

Times:8am-8pm
Phone:512-475-6784

Address:
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX

Description:
Henri Matisse (1869¨C1954) may be best known as a painter and sculptor, but he him?self placed no hierarchy on the mediums in which he worked. Each medium was exploited for its unique possibilities and became totally integrated with other formal and thematic concerns. Drawn from the extraordinary collection of Matisse prints that once belonged to the artist¡¯s son Pierre, and now part of the Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foun?dation, Matisse as Printmaker includes over 60 etchings, monotypes, aquatints, lithographs, linocuts in black and white, and two-color prints¡ªexamples of every printmaking medium that Matisse utilized. The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and curated by Jay McKean Fisher. Major support for the exhibition at the Blanton provided by Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long.

Times:8am-8pm
Phone:512-475-6784

Address:
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX

Description:
In the first comprehensive presentation of art from the 1990s in Argentina, Recovering Beauty: Argentina in the 1990s places the Centro Cultural Rojas (CCR) at the core of this creative period. The CCR or ¡°el Rojas,¡± as it was later known, opened in 1989 under auspice of the Universidad de Buenos Aires as a gallery space that exhibited work from emerging artists. The artists of ¡°el Rojas" distanced themselves from the traditional aesthetic and the political discourse of previous generations, instead creating introspective narratives that looked towards the ordinary as a source of inspiration. After years of oppression and violence during the dictatorship in Argentina, the 1990s were characterized by drastic and dramatic changes at all fronts. The introduction of a neo-liberal political practice was accompanied by a sense of social liberation and the need of free expression. Working under these conditions, artists such as Feliciano Centuri¨®n, Sebasti¨¢n Gordin, Jorge Gumier Mier, Miguel Harte, Graciela Hasper, Benito Laren, Marcelo Pombo, Cristina Schiavi, and Omar Schiliro, began exploring concepts such as beauty, color, and fantasy, projecting their own psychology as artistic expression.Recovering Beauty: The 1990s in Argentina is organized by the Blanton Museum of Art. Support for the exhibition is provided by Judy and Charles Tate. The accompanying catalogue is made possible by Michael Chesser.

Times:8am-8pm
Phone:512-475-6784

Address:
1 University Station D1303
Austin, TX

Description:
Forty of the finest nineteenth-century paintings from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, including works by Eug¨¨ne Delacroix, J.A.D. Ingres, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, J.M.W. Turner and Asher B. Durand, among others, illustrate the striking range of styles, techniques, and approaches practiced during this era of artistic revolution.Organized by the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Major support for the exhibition at the Blanton provided by Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long.