The Detroit Institute of Arts - Exhibitions http://dia.emsix.com/calendar/exhibitions.aspx The Detroit Institute of Arts - Exhibitions Exhibition <![CDATA[Motor City Muse: Detroit Photographs, Then and Now]]>
For more than 70 years, photographers have found inspiration for their work from the people, city streets, and automobile culture of Detroit. This exhibition includes select photographers who, through their personal vision and photographic skill, have captured subjects, past and present, specific to Detroit, its changing landscape, architecture and auto industry. Included are more than 100 photographs by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Dave Jordano, Karin Jobst, Detroiters Nicola Kuperus, Russ Marshall and Bill Rauhauser, along with select members of the Detroit School of Automotive Photography. This exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

This exhibition has been organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Support has been provided by the Chrysler brand and Rock Ventures. Additional support has been provided by the City of Detroit.
 
Artist Reception and Exhibition Opening, Friday, December 14, 4-7 p.m. Open to the public.  
 
Image: Bill Rauhauser, Kresge Court, Detroit Institute of Arts, 1960s. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the artist, T2012.141. ©Bill Rauhauser, 2012.
 
 
 
    
]]> Exhibition <![CDATA[Guest of Honor: Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles ]]> The Detroit Institute of Arts is bringing one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris to its gallery walls. Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles will be on view from February 19 to May 28. It will be displayed in the Dutch galleries, where visitors saw the Vermeer painting last August, and will be installed along with three other Van Gogh paintings owned by the DIA.
 
The display is supported by Talmer Bank and Trust.

Image: Gogh, Vincent van (1853-1890). The Bedroom at ArIes. 1889. Oil on canvas, 57.5 x 74.0 cm. Inv. RFI959-2. Photo: Herve Lewandowski. Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France © RMN-Grand Palais I Art Resource, NY  ]]> Exhibition <![CDATA[Shirin Neshat]]> Shirin Neshat, an Iranian American artist living in New York City, is widely acclaimed for her extraordinary video installations and photographs, yet her collected works are rarely considered as a singular production or displayed together. This mid-career retrospective includes eight video installations and two series of photography. Through visual metaphor and compelling sound, Neshat confronts the complexities of identity, gender and power to express her own vision that embraces the depth of Islamic tradition and Western concepts of individuality and liberty.

This exhibition is free with museum admission.

The DIA presents a variety of public programs in conjunction with Shirin Neshat that expand on the themes, materials, and topics explored in this special exhibition.

Iranian Cinema Series

All films will be shown in the Detroit Film Theatre. Admission is free for DIA members and tri-county residents; $5 for all others. Visit the winter 2013 DFT schedule to see a complete list of films.

GLOBAL IMAGINARIES | Individual Realities

This lecture series establishes a platform for artists and their communities to enter into a conversation about socially engaged art. Admission is free with registration at fmca-dia.org. Join the conversation at globalimaginarydia.org—the official blog for the lecture series, which features videos and posts about the lectures.

Sponsored by Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art and The Center for the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University.

Shirin Neshat discusses art, aesthetics, politics, and identity in this video series for the DIA.

 

 

This catalogue, which accompanies the exhibition, includes insightful essays on Shirin Neshat's work and in-depth treatment of eight video installations and two series of photography.

Member's Price: $54.00
Nonmember's price: $60.00

Click here to purchase

Exhibition App

For Shirin Neshat, the DIA has developed its first exhibition app. In Shirin Neshat at the DIA, we invite you to explore the breadth of Shirin Neshat's work through video clips and interactive presentations of selected still images, as well as a video interview with the artist and additional information about her life and inspiration. The app, which is designed for iPad and Android tablets, is free.

Download on iTunes         Download on Google Play

Schools

A field trip to see Shirin Neshat can be used to address the Michigan Department of Education's Grade Level Content Expectations for grades nine to 12. Through Shirin Neshat's representation of her personal experiences and perspectives on Iranian and Islamic culture, students will have the opportunity to discover themes that are at once personal and universal. Click here to learn more about a school field trip.

Speakers Bureau

One of the DIA's highly-trained Speakers Bureau volunteers will bring to your group, organization, or venue a forty-five minute illustrated overview of the exhibition. Speakers Bureau talks have a suggested donation of $50. Schedule your Shirin Neshat Speakers Bureau talk today by calling 313-833-1510 or complete the online Speakers Bureau reservation request form.

 

This exhibition is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Generous support has been provided by the MetLife Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, and Marjorie & Maxwell Jospey Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the City of Detroit.

Image: Shirin Neshat, Offered Eyes, 1993, RC print and ink, © Shirin Neshat, Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels.

]]> Exhibition <![CDATA[Seventy-Sixth Annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition]]> The annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition features hundreds of imaginative works created by Detroit Public Schools students in grades K-12, ranging from paintings, prints, drawings, photography, ceramics, videos, jewelry and more. The exhibition is free with museum admission. 
The 76th Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition was organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Public Schools and is made possible with support from the Ruth T. T. Cattell Education Endowment Fund.  Additional support was provided by the City of Detroit.

Caption:
Oxvaldo Martinez
Peacock
Watercolor
Grade 1
Earhart Elementary/Middle School
]]> Exhibition <![CDATA[Ellsworth Kelly: Prints]]> This is the first retrospective of the artist’s prolific printmaking career since the late 1980s. The exhibition coincides with the publication of the updated catalogue raisonné of Kelly’s work. As a thorough overview of his printmaking activity, it presents the consistency that is characteristic of his never-ending interest in exploring the effects of pure color and form through the now familiar curves, contrasts and grids that became his preferred motifs. All the prints come from the collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer of Portland, Oregon. The exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

image: ELLSWORTH KELLY Colors on a Grid, 1976, screenprint and lithograph, 48 1/4 x 48 1/4". © Ellsworth Kelly, all rights reserved]]> Exhibition <![CDATA[Watch Me Move: The Animation Show]]>
With Watch Me Move, the Detroit Institute of Arts brings to metro Detroit the most extensive animation show ever mounted, featuring both iconic moments and lesser-known masterpieces from the last 150 years. Visitors will have the rare opportunity to see an incredible array of animation techniques in over 100 animated film segments from across generations and cultures. The exhibition includes animation’s great inventors, innovators, and artists, from Georges Méliès and Chuck Jones to William Kentridge and Tim Burton, as well as animation studios such as Walt Disney, Aardman, Studio Ghibli, and Pixar.

This immersive exhibition invites visitors to discover animation—from the familiar to the eccentric—through large-scale projections and intimate viewing spaces. The experience extends into the Detroit Film Theatre which will be showing a selection of feature-length animation, festival compilations and personal appearances by contemporary animators over the course of the exhibition.
 
Exhibition will be ticketed.  
 

This exhibition has been organized by Barbican Centre, London. The Barbican Centre is provided by the City of London Corporation as part of its contribution to the cultural life in London and the nation. In Detroit, generous support has been provided by the GM Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the City of Detroit.

 
 
 
 
 
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