Bradford’s exhibiton will become a metaphor for 40 years (or layers) of MATRIX history at the museum. The wall drawing will be accompanied by two recent “pull paintings” by the artist, a new technique he developed through the process of making MATRIX wall drawing tests in the studio.  Bradford has also designed a poster to celebrate the 40th anniversary year of MATRIX i...

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Comprised of nearly 70 esteemed artists and architects, The Annual 2015: The Depth of the Surface is a celebration of the Academy’s members and, as in years past, features a broad range of styles employed by several generations of National Academicians. Now in its 189th year, this storied exhibition will be on view. A paradox, The Depth of the Surface seeks to delve beneath the surface of th...

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Bringing together over one hundred works from the Guggenheim’s contemporary collection, Storylines examines the diverse ways in which artists today engage narrative through installation, painting, photography, sculpture, video, and performance.  In projects created through extensive research, acts of appropriation, or performance, the artists in Storylines uncover layers of meaning, tur...

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This summer the Museum presents an exhibition that honors Connecticut and New York’s contributions to the history of maritime travel and trade with the exhibition, "All the Sea Knows: Marine Art from the Museum of the City of New York." Sunday hours 1:00am - 5:00pm Closed major holidays

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This exhibition - The Plein-Air Painters of America is a small group of accomplished professionals who are dedicated to painting from life and to using field studies as the inspiration for studio works. Since organizing in 1986 on Catalina Island, PAPA put plein-air "paintouts" on the national stage, attracting a global audience of art collectors and spawning seedling shows that have blo...

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This is the first major exhibition on Thomas Hart Benton in more than 25 years and the first to explore important connections between Benton's art and the movies. After working briefly in the silent film industry, Benton became acutely aware of storytelling's shift toward motion pictures and developed a cinematic style of painting that melded European art historical traditions and modern m...

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Consisting of works by all three artists, the exhibition The Wyeths: America Reflected will elucidate such quintessentially American themes as: patriotism and the meaning of America; family; the significance of place; and the role of storytelling. Open April 18 - October 15, 2015

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The New Britain Museum of American Art thrilled to exhibit NEW/NOW: Katja Loher: Are yellow tangs the bees of the sea? this spring.  We continue to delve into the realm of New Media, encouraging the discussion between art and technology. Through her wall-mounted video portals and hand-blown glass bubbles, the viewer enters a parallel universe in which Loher displays costumed dancers in choreo...

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Celebrating the Creative Spirit of New York City Kids - This year marks the thirteenth anniversary of P.S. Art, an annual exhibition of talented young artists from New York City's public schools. The selection showcases the creativity of eighty-eight prekindergarten through grade 12 students from all five boroughs and includes paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs, mixed-media works, coll...

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Flaming June makes its first public appearance in New York City in more than thirty-five years, exhibited alongside the Frick’s four full-length portraits by James McNeill Whistler, another major proponent of “art for art’s sake.” Sunday hours are - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays

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