DRAWING FROM HISTORY:
Permanent Collection and Loans
ASU Art Museum at Arizona State University
April 14 through June 23, 2007
Drawing from History (installation), ASU Art Museum
Drawing from History: Permanent Collection and Loans presents 20 works by contemporary artists who are influenced by and quote from art history. The exhibition focuses on work in the ASU Art Museum’s collection, including new acquisitions and loans from local collections. The exhibition also includes historic works that provide inspiration and reveal sources.
Artist in the Exhibition
The contemporary artists in this exhibition use their knowledge of art history in different ways to inspire their work. The work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures and installations. Artists in the exhibition include Pierre Alechinsky, Pedro Alvarez, John James Audubon, Sandow Birk, Tiago Carneiro da Cunha, Franklin Cassaro, Enrique Chagoya, Gordon Cheung, Sue Coe, Gustav Dore, Walton Ford, Nicholas Herrera, David Huffman, William Kentridge, Vik Muniz, Giovanni Piranesi and Claudette Schreuders.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
The exhibition is organized by Heather Lineberry, senior curator, ASU Art Museum, and is installed in the ASU Art Museum’s Nelson Fine Arts Center at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Duration
Drawing from History: Permanent Collection and Loans (April 14 through June 23, 2007) is open at the ASU Art Museum: Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Support
Support for this exhibition is provided by Friends of the ASU Art Museum.
ASU Art Museum Exhibitions
Selected past exhibitions at the ASU Art Museum include:
The Long Day: Sculpture by Claudette Schreuders
William Kentridge: Ubu Tells the Truth and Other Stories
Landscape in the Fireplace: Paintings by Pedro Alvarez
Sue Coe The Tragedy of War Series
CoBrA: From the Collection of Stéphane Janssen
The Other Mainstream: Collection of Mikki and Stanley Weithorn
RAMPA: Signaling New Latin American Art Initiatives
For more information, contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
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More information contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
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