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Art in NYC: Felix Feneon – the Anarchist and the Avant-Garde at MoMA

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Art in NYC: Felix Feneon – the Anarchist and the Avant-Garde at MoMA

“Félix Fénéon: The Anarchist and the Avant-Garde—From Signac to Matisse and Beyond” at MoMA is the first exhibition devoted to the influential French art critic, editor, publisher, dealer, and collector.

On view through January 2, 2021

Paul Signac. Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon
Paul Signac. Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, 1991. Photo by Paige Knight. © 2019 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

In this abnormal time, a museum visit takes on a new meaning. It is both a return to normal life as we remember it and an affirmation of the unchanged desire to explore and experience art. A visit to MoMA to see the exhibit dedicated to Felix Feneon is exactly that.

Well researched and painstakingly laid out, the show brings familiar works by such giants of the late 19th-century art scene as Seurat, Signac, Vuillard, Matisse, Modigliani and the non-Western art together following the superb taste and visionary aesthetics of the French art critic and collector Felix Feneon.  Credited with coining the term Neo-Impressionism, he had recognized the significance of pointillism and other scientifically ordered art movements and tirelessly promoted them to the public. His fascination with non-Western art and sculpture propelled the interest in the works made in Africa and Oceania. The mesmerizing figurines from the Musee d’Orsay, Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, and private collections stun the viewers by the power and exquisite mastery of execution.

Attributed to the Master of Bouaflé (Guro, Côte d’Ivoire). Heddle pulley.
Attributed to the Master of Bouaflé (Guro, Côte d’Ivoire). Heddle pulley. Nineteenth century. Wood and pigment. Fondation Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva. © Fondation Musée Barbier-Mueller, photo studio Ferrazzini-Bouchet

The exhibit comes with an intriguing story of Feneon’s support and participation in the Anarchist movement while working at the Ministry of War. The episode of his imprisonment and a consequent trial are described in the show through the documents, photographs, and testimonies. Excerpts from his writing and publications are full of wit and elegance while the portraits of him by Valloton and Signac present a Mephistopheles-like figure.

The show tells the life story of a visionary who influenced the perception of art by his contemporaries and bravely advanced the Neo-Impressionists and Futurists. Indulge yourself in art and enjoy the show!

 

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Art in NYC: Constantin Brancusi Sculpture at MoMA

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Art in NYC: Constantin Brancusi Sculpture at MoMA

Carefully selected from its own collection and archives, MoMA’s exhibition Constantin Brancusi Sculpture presents the ultimate concept of elegance and essence; on view July 22, 2018 – June 15, 2019

Museum of Modern Art Constantin Brancusi Mlle Pogany 1913
Constantin Brancusi, Mlle Pogany, version I, 1913. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Imaging and Visual Resources Department, MoMA

Graceful and ascetic, the works by Constantin Brancusi, the forefather of the modernist sculpture, are on view at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) until June 15, 2019. A gallery housing the show projects an air of the highest purity and beauty that the object can reach. Brancusi was well-known for his aim to represent the object’s essence stripped bare from its superfluous covers. MoMa’s exhibition of the wisely selected artworks pinpoints exactly that.

Each piece in the collection shows the core and the inner soul as conceptualized by the artist. And while Brancusi was constantly perfecting his depiction of certain ideas be it a bird, a fish or a muse, each sculpture on view conveys a sense of successful resolution in the hands of the master.

The exhibition features 11 sculptures and an array of photographs, films and rare drawings from the MoMA collection. The works are organized in a loose chronological order starting from the early works from 1908 and leading to the later pieces from the 1940s.

 

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March 2017 Art Event: Unfinished Conversations: New Work from the Collection at MoMa

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March 2017 Art Event: Unfinished Conversations: New Work from the Collection at MoMa

March 2017 Art Event: Unfinished Conversations: New Work from the Collection at MoMa
Unfinished Conversations: From MoMa’s Collection

“Unfinished Conversations: New Work from the Collection brings together works by more than a dozen artists, made in the past decade and recently acquired by The Museum of Modern Art. The artists that make up this intergenerational selection address current anxiety and unrest around the world and offer critical reflections on our present moment. The exhibition considers the intertwining […]

via Unfinished Conversations: New Work from the Collection at The Museum of Modern Art, March 19 – July 30, 2017 — Arts Summary

Current affairs, personal motives, burdens of history, growing pains. Its all there at the Unfinished Conversations exhibition at MoMa. The show includes the works made and acquired by the museum in the past 10 years. The artists rosters covers all corners of the globe presenting diverse and critical perspective of the world around us.

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Venue: Museum of Modern Art, 53rd Street            Dates: July 30, 2017