The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) has
a number of new exhibits entering its collection this summer from
July 16, 2016 to January 15, 2018. The Making Modern Exhibit is set
to featurefive new galleries of prominent modern artists and their
contemporaries, students, friends, families and influences.
The exhibit focuses on North
American artists ranging from Frida Kahlo in Mexico to Hans Hofmann
in New York. Check out the new exhibit, opening this month on July
16. Tickets are $25 or $23 for students and seniors, members enter
for free. The different galleries include:
Gallery 335: Kahlo and Her Circle
The center of this exhibit is
Kahlos famous Dos Mujeres painting, the first painting she ever
sold. The gallery also includes artwork from Kahlos family and
friends living in Mexico City during her life. Find additional details on this gallery here.
Gallery 328: Pollock/Picasso
This gallery puts Pollock and
Picassos individual works beside each other to highlight their
similarities and differences over time. Pollocks divergence from
Picassos abstract style is mapped in the gallery. According to the
MFA, The installation
explores the mid-century shiftboth geographic (Paris to New York)
and generationalthat marks the beginning of Abstract Expressionism
in the US. Find additional
details on this gallery here.
Gallery 332: The Lane Collection: OKeefe, Sheeler, Dove,
Hartley, and Davis
In this gallery, the works of
artists are showcased individually, in order to show their separate
merits and contributions to the period. The artists in this gallery
each showed their work in Alfred Stieglitzs and Edith Halperts New York
City galleries. Find
additional details on this gallery here.
Gallery 334: Beckmann in
America
Max Beckmann, one of the most influential teachers of his
time, was a painter famous
for his creation of Boston Expressionism and his establishment of
the Fine Art Department at
Boston University. This gallery presents Beckmanns work alongside
that of Karl Zerbe and the work of their students.
Find additional details on this
gallery here.
Gallery 327: Hoffman and the Next Generation
Hoffman and the Next Generation
shows Hans Hoffmans abstract influence on fellow artists of his
time. His impact as a teacher can be seen in the work of his
students, such as Kline and Motherwell. Find additional details on
this gallery here.
Interested in viewing the new
exhibit? Visit the MFAs website for more information
today.