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Archive: Jan 2011

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Picturesque Prints by Richenda Cunningham
Posted: January 28, 2011
Category: Archive: Jan 2011
Now on view in NMWA’s Teresa Lozano Long Gallery, The Art of Travel: Picturesque Views of Europe by Richenda Cunningham features “Nine Views Taken on the Continent,” c. 1830, a...
An etching of a temple amidst ruins. At the entry of the temple, four little figures in soldier gear are standing and sitting. On the other side of the temple, a woman in a hat is walking along the collonades. Underneath the etching, it says: "Temple of Caius

Artist Spotlight: Valeska Soares–More than the Eye Can See
Posted: January 27, 2011
Category: Archive: Jan 2011
Brazilian sculptor and installation artist Valeska Soares investigates multi-sensory approaches and how memory and personality influence the viewers’ perception of art. Soares has two artworks in P(art)ners: Gifts from Heather...
A long sculpture lying on a pedestal. The sculpture is made from beeswax and has an organic shape, resembling two open mouths on opposite sites, connected through a yellow line.

A Tribute to a "Singularly Painterly Painter"
Posted: January 25, 2011
Category: Archive: Jan 2011
Art historian Jean-Dominique Rey’s new book, Berthe Morisot (Flammarion, 2011), with an introduction by Musée d’Orsay curator Sylvie Patry, presents a comprehensive tribute to the life and career of the...
A tree with bright, yellow leaves is standing next to a river. The lush colors suggest a late summer day. On the river, a person is rowing in a boat. The other side of the river is indicated by a line of trees.

Artist Spotlight: Daniela Rossell Captures the Rich and Famous
Posted: January 20, 2011
Category: Archive: Jan 2011
Learn more about artist Daniela Rossell, whose "Ricas y Famosas" series is featured in the NMWA collection.
A slim, light-skinned woman wearing a long, emerald-green dress gazes up at the viewer from the foot of the bed, her bare feet near the headboard. Brown hair radiates from her head in 10 curled, snake-like segments. Her arms, bent at the elbows, extend from her body to form a W.

Artist Spotlight: Catherine Yass Lights Things Up
Posted: January 11, 2011
Category: Archive: Jan 2011
Catherine Yass explores the power of architecture to affect psychological states. By experimenting with color processing, Yass imbues her images of commonplace sites with an otherworldly formal beauty. P(art)ners: Gifts...
A photograph of the interior of a bathroom showing several urinals. The photograph is tinted in green.