Upcoming Events
- Roaming Docents May 17, 2012
- Members Opening: Marvelous Menagerie: An Ancient Roman Mosaic from Lod Israel May 17, 2012
- Learning to Look Tour May 17, 2012
- Art Museum Day May 18, 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.
Monet to Matisse: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Sirak Collection
September 23, 2011 - May 13, 2012
When acquired in 1991, The Howard C. and Babette L. Sirak Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art was saluted in ARTnews as one of the finest private collections in the world. CMA celebrates the 20th anniversary of this watershed moment in the Museum’s history with a special exhibition of the entire collection of 78 works by masters such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste-Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Paul Klee, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Chaim Soutine, and Henri Matisse among others. The Sirak collection chronicles the groundbreaking developments in European modernism. Its acquisition by the Columbus Museum of Art perfectly complemented the Museum’s existing Howald collection of American modernist art.
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. Monet to Matisse commemorates the Columbus Bicentennial by recognizing the importance of Columbus collectors and their impact on the Museum.
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.
