With the official arrival of spring later this month, we invite you to step outside and take advantage of the Museum's new exhibitions and programs. On March 1st we celebrate the opening of
Second Sight: The Paradox of Vision in Contemporary Art, curated by Ellen Y. Tani, the Museum's Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow. At the end of the month, we look forward to unveiling
Reading Room: Experiments in Collaborative Dialogue and Archival Practice in the Arts, curated by June Lei '18 and Hailey Beaman '18. In addition to programming connected with these important projects, we are excited about welcoming to campus Dr. Richard Kurin, Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large at the Smithsonian Institution, who will provide new perspectives on the Museum's historic Assyrian Collection on March 6th. This lecture is generously supported by the Yadgar Family Endowment. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear
Co-Directors
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
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OPENING SOON
Second Sight: The Paradox of Vision in Contemporary Art
This exhibition explores the experiential, psychological, and metaphorical implications of the nonvisual in American art from the 1960s to today. It asks why and how numerous visual artists, such as William Anastasi, Robert Morris, Joseph Grigely, and Lorna Simpson, challenge the primacy of vision as a bearer of perceptual authority.
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Where the Artist's Hand Meets the Author's Pen: Drawings from the Artine Artinian Collection
Artine Artinian, Bowdoin Class of 1931, a renowned scholar of nineteenth-century French literature, donated a vast collection of drawings, including portraits, caricatures, and original designs for book illustrations. Highlights of these gifts provide an introduction to the visual culture of France during the Belle Époque.
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Richard Kurin to speak on March 6
On March 6th, the Museum of Art welcomes Dr. Richard Kurin who will speak about the Museum's Assyrian reliefs in the context of cultural heritage preservation more broadly. A longtime leader at the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Kurin currently serves as Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large; and Acting Director, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art. With an exceptional record of accomplishment in the realms of cultural and public policy in the United States and abroad, Dr. Kurin has distinguished himself internationally through his work to protect the material culture that defines civilizations from the ancient past to the present.
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Welcome New Interns!
The Museum of Art is delighted to welcome four new energetic, creative, and dedicated students to its team of interns this semester. Their addition increases the total number of student interns to ten this semester. These include Student Collections Assistant, Nicolás Hibbard '21; Special Projects Assistant, Sarisha Kurup '21; Student Assistant to the Curator, Maria McCarthy '20; and Student Assistant to the Curator, Eliza Nitzan '18. The Museum looks forward to learning from their fresh perspectives.
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Engravings by Maria Sibylla Merian Acquired
The Museum of Art is excited to have recently acquired four early eighteenth-century hand-colored engravings by Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717). Merian was an expert botanist and naturalist, and these four works demonstrate her passion and fascination with the natural world. All four works derive from Merian's 1699 expedition from her native Frankfurt to Suriname, in South America. She was recently divorced, and undertook the journey with her daughter out of intellectual interest and financial necessity.
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Become a Member of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
We hope you'll stop by the Museum this spring! There are several exhibitions, featuring art from ancient times to the present, on view for your enjoyment.
For more information, please check our home page, or contact Caroline Baljon, Membership and Programs Coordinator, at (207)-725-3276.
The support of our members helps us to realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings, which are always open to students and the general public free of charge. Membership offers special access to events and serves as a connection to a community of students and faculty who are actively engaged at the Museum. If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Bowdoin College Museum of Art by
joining today
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calendar
March 1
Curator's Tour of Second Sight
6:00 pm
Museum of Art
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March 3
Family Saturday
10:00 am
Museum of Art
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March 6
Saving Cultural Heritage: From Haiti to Mosul with Richard Kurin
4:30 pm
Museum of Art
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March 8
Music at the Museum: George Lopez
5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Museum of Art
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March 29
Opening Tour and Reception: Second Sight: The Paradox of Vision in Contemporary Art
4:30 pm
Museum of Art
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