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Events on July 12, 2012
FILM Thursday, July 12, 20127 – 8:30 p.m. Pillsbury Auditorium The special quality of Dutch light was discovered and celebrated in art. Without it, the work of artists such as Johannes Vermeer and Jan van Goyen would not have been the same.
But the German artist Joseph Beuys suggested that The Netherlands lost its extraordinary radiance after the reclamation of large parts of the Zuyder Zee, a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the mid-1950s.
Dutch Light centers largely on Beuys's hypothesis, and breaks new ground by examining this celebrated but elusive phenomenon. Artists, art historians, and scientists answer some of the questions raised by Beuys's hypothesis and the myth of Dutch light.
Dutch Light was filmed over a 12-month period on location in The Netherlands, Provence, and the Painted Desert in Arizona. James Turrell and Jan Andriesse, the Dutch artists Jan Dibbets and Robert Zandvliet, and art historians Ernst van de Wetering and Svetlana Alpers share their personal and often contradictory views on the subject of Dutch light.
Dutch Light is about looking. About taking the time to observe things closely. It draws the viewer into a hypnotic melange of ideas, hypotheses, colors, images and landscapes. And, of course, light.
A film by Pieter-Rim de Kroon and Maarten de Kroon, 2003, 91 mins., On DVD. In Dutch and English.
$5; free for MIA members. To register, call (612) 870-6323 or register online »
YOUTH PROGRAM "Rembrandt in America" Double Feature (sec. S16, ages 9-12) Two weeks, Monday through Friday, July 9-20, 20129:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Studios Instructor: Christopher Bowman
Let's dive into two weeks of intensive art-making, inspired by an extraordinary exhibition of paintings by one of the world's most renowned artists!
IN THE GALLERIES Relish this rare opportunity to see paintings by Rembrandt on view here from public and private U.S. collections. Discover artworks by Rembrandt's contemporaries or artists inspired by his vision and style. See how Rembrandt brought out the personalities and personal stories of his subjects. IN THE STUDIO Week 1: Drawing Week 2: Painting Experiment with a variety of art tools like those used by Rembrandt. Try out some of the drawing and painting techniques that made Rembrandt famous. MATERIALS Charcoal, conté crayons, graphite pencil, ink, gouache, acrylic paint, stretched canvas.
Tuition: $720; $575 for MIA members. Section limited to 20. YOUTH PROGRAM "Rembrandt in America" Double Feature (sec. S18, ages 13-17) Two weeks, Monday through Friday, July 9-20, 20129:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Studios Instructor: Melanie Casiday
Let's dive into two weeks of intensive art-making, inspired by an extraordinary exhibition of paintings by one of the world's most renowned artists!
IN THE GALLERIES Relish this rare opportunity to see paintings by Rembrandt on view here from public and private U.S. collections. Discover artworks by Rembrandt's contemporaries or artists inspired by his vision and style. See how Rembrandt brought out the personalities and personal stories of his subjects. IN THE STUDIO Week 1: Drawing Week 2: Painting Experiment with a variety of art tools like those used by Rembrandt. Try out some of the drawing and painting techniques that made Rembrandt famous. MATERIALS Charcoal, conté crayons, graphite pencil, ink, gouache, acrylic paint, stretched canvas.
Tuition: $720; $575 for MIA members. Section limited to 20. DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Thursday, July 12, 201211:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 1 – 2 p.m. 7 – 8 p.m. GALLERY CONVERSATION "Spotlight" on the Veiled Lady, Gallery 357 Thursday, July 12, 201212:30 – 1 p.m. DAILY PUBLIC TOUR Dancing with the Divine: Arts of India, Tibet and South East Asia Thursday, July 12, 20127 – 8 p.m. Discover why Shiva dances, the Buddha meditates, and Mahavira gives away all his possessions. Examine how Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain artists create art in the service of worship and devotion to their gods.
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