Art Now
ARTNOW brings together contemporary exhibitions, installations, artist conversations, films, and events for an experience that is insightful, provocative, fun, and always changing. All events are FREE!
Exhibitions
Front Room: Dan Steinhilber
October 1, 2006–February 18, 2007
For the launch of this new project space, Dan Steinhilber creates a mesmerizing kinetic sculpture made of whirling packing peanuts powered by industrial fans.
Front Room: Luisa Lambri
March 7–May 20, 2007
Italian photographer Luisa Lambri infuses her images of domestic modern architecture with beauty and pathos. For this exhibition, Lambri photographs a local 1950s house designed by architect Marcel Breuer.
Front Room: Ripple Effect
May 30–September 2, 2007
Each new work that enters the BMA collection has a ripple effect. Often new additions forc us to reconsider works we thought we knew well, providing a fresh perspective on old friends. Others times a single work can open up potential paths for growth, providing an unexpected bridge between the collection and new artistic ideas.
The Front Room series is generously sponsored by Stiles Tuttle Colwill, Nancy Dorman, Katherine M. Hardiman, and Elaine and Solomon Snyder.
Programs & Events
Conversations with Contemporary Photographers
Internationally renowned artists are paired for public discussions about photography’s
changing role in contemporary art, including its relationship to painting,
media, and new technology.
Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.
Jeff Wall: Through meticulously composed photographic light
boxes, Wall creates a complex reality that taps into a range of ideas, emotions,
and histories.*
Stephen Shore: A leader in the advancement of color photography
in the 1970s, Shore’s images expose American obsessions and pastimes.
Wednesday, March 21, 7 p.m.
Thomas Demand: Constructed scenes built in the studio possess
a strange familiarity that informs the work of this acclaimed German photographer.
James Welling: Treating each new exposure as a perceptual
experiment, Welling’s work challenges both the look and conceptual
possibilities of photography.
Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.
Thomas Struth: Known for images of crowded museums and deserted
streets, Struth creates real and orchestrated scenarios filled with alluring
detail.
Mitch Epstein: Working in the tradition of great street
photography, Epstein searches for sites charged with visual intrigue and
psychological power.
Thursday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Anthony McCall: As a filmmaker and photographer, McCall
manipulates images of “solid light” to form sculptural installations
that transform dark environments.
Tacita Dean: The residue of history found in old images
informs Dean’s exploration of the relationship between photography’s
past and present.
Funding for this program is generously provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the BMA Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art. Additional support is provided by Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff and Alan and Carol Edelman.
Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art (FoMaCA)
Join this BMA support group to explore the mysteries of viewing, collecting,
and understanding the most current topics of contemporary art. For information,
call 443-573-1761. Upcoming special events for FoMaCA members include:
- Conversations with Contemporary Photographers
- Private Collection Visit—Washington, D.C. (Saturday, May 5, 2007)
- Trip to Documenta 12 in Kassel and Sculpture Projects Münster in Germany (departing June 26, 2007)
