Tag: Beach Museum of Art
“Do You See What I See?” opens Tuesday
The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art is excited to announce the opening of Do You See What I See? The exhibition premieres Tuesday, Sept. 6, and runs through Tuesday, May 27, 2023, in the Marion Pelton Gallery.
This special exhibition draws attention to the differing ideas people have about popular images, which often lead to misunderstandings and disagreement. Artworks on display challenge viewers to think twice about what a familiar object or person represents to them. Visitors can look forward to seeing the museum’s recent acquisitions by artists Paul Rucker and Archie Scott Gobber as well as important works on loan from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. These include a portrait by Grant Wood and a large sculpture of an ear by John Baldessari. Don’t miss this opportunity to see and discover just how varied individual interpretations of a common symbol can be. For more information on this exhibition and related programs, please visit beach.k-state.edu.
Image: Paul Rucker, Four Little Girls (stamps), 2019, from the series Commemorative Stamp Set, inkjet print on paper, 8 1/2 x 11 in., 2020.55b
Timely exhibition to debut at the Beach
Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism
August 9, 2022 – December 16, 2023
The fight for suffrage propelled the first wave feminism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the 1960s and 1970s, a new generation of women took up the fight for equality. Their demands centered on reproductive rights and the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Works by women artists in the museum’s permanent collection offer insights into the voices from this second wave of feminism. Among the artists featured in the exhibition are Lee Krasner, Louise Nevelson, Jenny Holzer, and Shirley Smith.
Image: Alice Baber, The Golden River, 1974, watercolor on paper, 30 1/2 x 22 1/4 in., 2017.562