Upcoming Events
- Roaming Docents May 29, 2012
- Roaming Docents May 30, 2012
- Roaming Docents May 31, 2012
- The Inside Story Tour May 31, 2012
The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League 1936 – 1951
April 19, 2012 - September 9, 2012
Drawing on the depth of two great collections, Columbus Museum of Art and The Jewish Museum in New York City collaborated on an exhibition of nearly 150 vintage photographs. The Radical Camera, a formidable survey of the Photo League’s history and artistic significance premiered last fall at The Jewish Museum to rave reviews. The New York Times called The Radical Camera a “stirring show,” and The New Yorker named the exhibition one of the top ten photography shows of 2011.
Marvelous Menagerie: An Ancient Roman Mosaic from Lod Israel
May 18, 2012 - January 13, 2013
First unearthed in 1996 in a rescue excavation in Lod, Israel, (Diospolis in the Roman period) this large and extraordinarily detailed mosaic floor has recently been carefully removed from its site and conserved. Found in a large villa believed to belong to a wealthy Roman, the excellently preserved mosaic floor dates to about AD 300. Two rectangular end panels flank a large square medallion. The medallion and one of the end panels contain depictions of a menagerie of animals and exotic beasts. The remaining panel portrays a fabulous marine scene filled with a profusion of fish and Roman merchant ships. This glorious mosaic is in America for a limited time before it is returned to Israel, where it will become the focus of an archaeological center in Lod. The Columbus Museum of art is one of only four museums to display this treasure.
Celebrating Glass: In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement
Opens May 11, 2012
Fifty years ago, Harvey Littleton and Dominick Labino began the American Studio Glass movement. To celebrate the golden anniversary of glass, Columbus Museum of Art presents works from our permanent collection by artists such as Auguste and Antonin Daum, René Lalique, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Lino Tagliapietra, Do-Ho Suh, and Mary Bauermeister, among others.
Columbus Views
September 30, 2011 – Spring, 2012
Columbus Views celebrates the Bicentennial of the City of Columbus. The exhibition, drawn primarily from CMA’s collection, gathers works by artists such as George Bellows, Emerson Burkhart, Edmund Kuehn, Robert Chadeayne, and others, who were compelled to translate the charms of the city’s various locales and neighborhoods onto canvas.
The Columbus Museum of Art joins the City of Columbus in celebrating our great city’s Bicentennial with programs and exhibitions throughout 2011 and 2012. Columbus Views commemorates the Columbus Bicentennial by highlighting artistic depictions of the city.
Ground Control: Fun For A While, 2011
April 1, 2012 - June 30, 2012
While the videos appear to be appropriated stock or found footage, David Berezin shoots and processes all content himself, mimicking the aesthetic of television from the late 20th century. The video remains looped in the opening credits, never divulging the promised content being introduced. The titles of Berezin’s videos either comment on the infinite loop (Fun For a While, Just the Beginning, Here at Last), the withholding of content (These Moments, Never Again), or the universality of an object that is forever playing (Time Goes, From All of Us to Everyone). Looking back at a time when television wasn’t as viewer generated as today, Berezin makes objects that critique a form while simultaneously inhabiting it.
