Exhibitions On View

Invoking the Comic Muse:
Toulouse-Lautrec's Parody of "The Sacred Grove"
February 9 - June 8, 2008

This exhibition focuses on a single painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the collection of the Henry and Rose Pearlman Foundation, “The Sacred Grove,” Parody of a Painting by Puvis de Chavannes Exhibited at the Salon of 1884 (1884). Lautrec’s painting is a humorous spoof of Puvis’s The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and Muses (1884-1889), on loan from the Art Institute of Chicago (Potter Palmer Collection). Related works from the Art Museum’s permanent collection highlight the roles that caricature, parody, and pastiche play in the Parody and in Lautrec’s oeuvre as a whole.

An Educated Eye:
the Collections of the Princeton University Art Museum
February 23 - June 15, 2008

The museum celebrates its 125th anniversary with an exhibition featuring many of its most important works selected from among the museum’s distinguished holdings. An Educated Eye also commemorates the publication of the Princeton University Art Museum Handbook of the Collections, the first comprehensive guide of the permanent collection in more than twenty years.

Early Warhol in Context
March 1–June 8, 2008

A group of early paintings and drawings by Andy Warhol on loan from the Ileana and Michael Sonnabend Collection will be presented with works by other artists from the late 1950s and early 1960s to trace Warhol’s stylistic influences and evolution.

Exhibitions Forthcoming

Polygons to Printmaking
The Work of Frank Stella, 1958–1997
April 12–June 15, 2008

Frank Gehry
On Line
October 4, 2008–January 4, 2009

Jasper Johns
Light Bulb
October 4, 2008–January 4, 2009

Felix Candela
Engineer, Builder, Artist
October 10, 2008–February 22, 2009

Lectures

Princeton Writers Read:
The Museum as Muse
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 5 p.m.

In honor of the 125th anniversary of the Princeton University Art Museum, and in conjunction with the exhibition An Educated Eye: Princeton University Art Museum Collections, the museum and the Lewis Center for the Arts have published The Museum as Muse an anthology of writings on art by authors in Princeton University’s Program in Creative Writing.   Several contributors to the anthology will participate in a reading in the museum galleries on April 8 at 5:00 p.m.   Participants will include Sarah Arvio, Kathleen Graber, Edmund Keeley, Sheila Kohler, Susanna Moore, Paul Muldoon, Joyce Carol Oates, and C.K. Williams.  A reception in the museum will follow.

Space is limited.  Free tickets are available through the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office, Monday-Friday 12:00-6:00 PM.  For more information, please call University ticketing at (609) 258-9220 or visit http://www.princeton.edu/utickets.

Artist’s Talk: Paul Chan
April 15, 4:30 p.m.
James Stewart Theater
Co-sponsored by the Princeton University Art Museum, the Department of Art and Archaeology, and the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies

Paul Chan is an artist based in New York. His work has been exhibited internationally. In partnership with Creative Time and the Classical Theatre of Harlem, Chan recently staged a production of Waiting for Godot in New Orleans on the streets of the Lower Ninth Ward and Gentilly neighborhoods. The New Museum will mount the first U.S. exhibition of Chan’s series of projections and drawings entitled The 7 Lights in April 2008.

Gallery Talks

Performing the Passion: Christ before Pilate by a Follower of Hieronymus Bosch
March 28, 12:30 p.m.
Todor Petev, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Art and Archaeology

Performing the Passion: Christ before Pilate by a Follower of Hieronymus Bosch
March 30, 3:00 p.m.
Todor Petev, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Art and Archaeology

French Masterpieces in Stone, Plaster, and Marble: From the Rebirth of Monumental Sculpture to the Gates of Hell
April 4, 12:30 p.m.
Betsy Rosasco, Research Curator of Later Western Art

French Masterpieces in Stone, Plaster, and Marble: From the Rebirth of Monumental Sculpture to the Gates of Hell
April 6, 3:00 p.m.
Betsy Rosasco, Research Curator of Later Western Art

Art after World War II: Selections from the Collection
April 11, 12:30 p.m.
Kelly Baum, Locks Curatorial Fellow for Contemporary Art

Art after World War II: Selections from the Collection
April 13, 3:00 p.m.
Kelly Baum, Locks Curatorial Fellow for Contemporary Art

Preparing the Painting: Two Drawings by Federico Barocci and Charles White
April 18, 12:30 p.m.
Laura Giles, Curator of Prints and Drawings

Preparing the Painting: Two Drawings by Federico Barocci and Charles White
April 20, 3:00 p.m.
Laura Giles, Curator of Prints and Drawings

Gold and Silver, Goddesses and Kings: Some Treasures of the Ancient World
April 25, 12:30 p.m.
Michael Padgett, Curator of Ancient Art

Gold and Silver, Goddesses and Kings: Some Treasures of the Ancient World
April 27, 3:00 p.m.
Michael Padgett, Curator of Ancient Art

Robert Rauschenberg: Booster
May 2, 12:30 p.m.
Calvin Brown, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings

Robert Rauschenberg: Booster
May 4, 3:00 p.m.
Calvin Brown, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings

Masterpieces of American Portraiture at Princeton
May 9, 12:30 p.m.
Karl Kusserow, Assistant Curator of Later Western Art

Masterpieces of American Portraiture at Princeton
May 11, 3:00 p.m.
Karl Kusserow, Assistant Curator of Later Western Art

Art on the Edge: An Incised Maya Vessel in the Princeton University Art Museum Collection
May 16, 12:30 p.m.
Bryan Just, Assistant Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas

Art on the Edge: An Incised Maya Vessel in the Princeton University Art Museum Collection
May 18, 3:00 p.m.
Bryan Just, Assistant Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas

Art for Families*

March 29, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Here Comes the Bride
Claudia Fountaine, museum docent
Hope VanCleaf, art teacher

April 5,10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
How about THEM APPLES? (and Beyond . . .)
Rebecca Vares-Ebert, museum docent
Hope VanCleaf, art teacher

April 12, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
A Fantastic Flower from Georgia’s Garden
Nan Orekar, museum docent
Hope VanCleaf, art teacher

April 19, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Bridge Over Untroubled Waters
Molly Houston, museum docent
Hope VanCleaf, art teacher

April 26, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Athena and Artemis: Power Goddesses
Jane Ashcom, museum docent
Hope VanCleaf, art teacher

May 1, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Ride ’em Cowboy!
Owen Leach, museum docent
Hope VanCleaf, art teacher

*Tickets are required for all Art for Families events, $5 per child; free for Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum. Tickets are available through the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office, Monday–Friday, 12:00–6:00 p.m., or the museum shop on the morning of the event. For more information, please call University Ticketing at (609) 258-9220 or visit http://www.princeton.edu/utickets/.

March 26
Treasures of the Manhattan Gold Coast
A tour of the legendary Upper East Side of Manhattan with stops at many of its greatest architectural treasures, led by noted tour guide and historian Justin Ferate. Trip Leaders: Louise Bachelder and Irene Schragger

April 15
A Day in Philadelphia and Along the Delaware
A visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a tour of the Frida Kahlo exhibition, led by Sharon Lorenzo, historian of Latin American art, and an architectural tour of the museum’s new Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, followed by lunch at Pen Ryn Mansion on the Delaware River and a tour of artist Nelson Shank’s studio in Andalusia, Bucks County. Trip Leaders: Ruta Smithson and Mary Blair

May 7
Princeton Goes To Yale! Yale University Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art
A visit to the Yale University Art Gallery, followed by a docent-led tour of the Yale Center for British Art. Trip Leaders: Mary Heilner and Nancy Schoffelen

Other Events

Museum Workshop
April 5, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
April 6, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Reading Maya Hieroglyphs: An Introductory Workshop
Bryan Just, Assistant Curator of Art of the Ancient Americas

This two-day workshop will provide participants with the basic tools and background to decipher ancient Maya hieroglyphic inscriptions. In addition to a basic overview of Maya history, culture, and art, the first day of the workshop will focus on historical inscriptions on stone monuments. In the subsequent half-day session, we will shift our attention to dedicatory inscriptions on ceramic vessels. The workshop is intended for people with no previous knowledge of Maya writing.

McCormick 106
Register by March 31; call (609) 258-3043 or e-mail docent@princeton.edu.

An Educated Eye: An After Hours Event
April 11 , 7:30–9:30 p.m.
The museum invites undergraduate and graduate students for an evening of food, refreshments, music, and tours of special events.

Family Day
May 17, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Educate Your Eye!
Princeton University Art Museum
Free admission
Activities and performances highlighting An Educated Eye: Princeton University Art Museum Collections. Pizza and refreshments will be served.