In the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s collaboration with renowned avant-garde theater artist Robert Wilson, theater and art combine in a phenomenal experience. For Power and Beauty, Wilson creates an immersive environment, using light, staging and sound to envelop visitors in the mystery and splendor of China’s Qing (pronounced “ch’ing”) dynasty. Each room examines an aspect of life within China’s imperial palace during that over 250 year artistic golden age, which ended in 1911.
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Peabody Essex MuseumEast India Square, 161 Essex Street,Salem, MA
February 10 through May 6, 2018
The Artist as the Matador
Unveiled in Public for the First Time since Legendary 1973 Exhibition – the Year of the Artist’s Death – Picasso’s Le Matador to Make Auction Debut
Helena Newman, Global Co-Head of Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Department & Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, said: ‘This powerful portrait exemplifies Picasso’s creative force in his final years and represents the culmination of a life-long obsession.
Guggenheim to Present First Comprehensive Overview of Work by Artist Danh Vo, from February through May 2018
Midcareer Survey Assembles Major Projects Since 2003
Vo’s Installations, Sculptures, and Photographs Address Themes Including Immigration, Colonialism, Capitalism, and Authorship
I strongly believe in our right to be frivolous
Art Institute of Chicago
February 8 — April 29, 2018
The textiles are adorned with many symbols and were selected to highlight the diversity of imagery found in Chinese works of art.
Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974–1995 shines a spotlight on a body of work in the history of video art that has been largely overlooked since its inception.
One of the largest collections the Getty Research Institute has ever acquired has led to a major exhibition surveying the extraordinary practices of Harald Szeemann (1933-2005)– the world-renowned curator of modern and contemporary art who championed radical art and was a fascinating art-world figure.
Iconic artist Robert Indiana is known for bold sculptures exploring language and numbers. Born Robert Clark, in New Castle, Indiana on September 13, 1928, Indiana showed early artistic talent, and developed his talent throughout his schooling, earning a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago after serving in the Air Force. Indiana moved to New York in 1954 to pursue an art career, and joined the Coenties Slip art community. Indiana changed his name in 1958 to honor his home state. Indiana currently lives and works in Vinalhaven, Maine.
Encounters: 12 ambitious projects at this year’s Art Basel show in Hong Kong
