Expressions of Brush and Ink: Literati and Chan (Zen) Painting in China and Japan
Nelson-Atkins Museum
A rare Chinese scroll by Qiao Zhongchang is part of the current rotation of Chinese and Japanese paintings at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Expressions of Brush and Ink: Literati and Chan (Zen) Painting in China and Japan.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced today that Julián Zugazagoitia has been named the new Director/CEO of the Nelson-Atkins, the fifth director in the Museum’s 75-year history. Zugazagoitia, 46, an international scholar, museum director and consultant who has served for the past seven years as the Director/CEO of El Museo del Barrio in New York, was the unanimous choice of search committee members and will begin his position Sept. 1, 2010.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced a cumulative gift of 400 works of art from 75 patrons, given in commemoration of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s 75th Anniversary. The hundreds of masterworks span cultures, chronologies and media and include one of the most important private collections of Impressionist art in the United States. These extraordinary gifts—which also honor Director/CEO Marc F. Wilson’s 28-year tenure—include masterworks by Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Van Gogh and Cezanne.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art today announced a promised gift of seven extraordinary works of African art from the private collection of longtime Museum patrons Adele and Donald Hall, in honor of the Museum’s 75th Anniversary. The gifts, each a superb example of African art, will greatly elevate and broaden the Museum’s range of holdings […]
Venice. 3 Visions in Glass Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 6 march – 15 august 2010 Three important contemporary artists who live in Venice and work on the island of Murano will be featured in the first exhibition of contemporary glass at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art when Venice. 3 Visions in Glass opens March 6. […]
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art announced an extraordinary gift from longtime Museum patrons Estelle and Morton Sosland, which will bring one of the nation’s finest private collections of American Indian art to the Nelson-Atkins. The gift of Northwest Coast masterworks strengthens the museum’s comprehensive holdings of American Indian art. The 34 works will be on […]
Stephen Prina: Modern Movie Pop Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis January 22 – April 4, 2010
Sean Landers: 1991-1994 Improbable History Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis January 22 – April 4, 2010
Nelson-Atkins Opens New American Indian Galleries November 7, 2009 Large Exhibition Space Repositions Native American Art Within Broader Context of American Art and Culture
Without Place–Without Time–Without Body Nelson-Atkins Museum: Project Space of the Bloch Building Sept. 26, 2009 – Jan. 17, 2010.
Hide & Seek: Picture Childhood
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Sept. 26 to Feb. 21, 2010
Exploring our fascination with childhood as captured throughout photography’s history, Hide & Seek: Picture Childhood will feature 45 works by 42 photographers from The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art collection. Among the works are a stunning mid-19th-century portrait by Lewis Carroll, and contemporary color photographs by Jocelyn Lee, Sage Sohier and Julie Blackmon. They will be on view at the Museum for the first time. The exhibition runs Sept. 26 to Feb. 21, 2010. Admission is free.
Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh June 27-September 13 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art