In This Issue:
Friday, June 4, 7 - 9 pm
Mark your calendar to attend the opening party for both Detroit Disassembled: Photographs by Andrew Moore and Arctic Re-visions: Isaac Julien's True North exhibitions. Be one of the first to experience these amazing exhibitions before they open to the public!
Local sensation DJ Moose Malloy will spin Motown favorites, while
you enjoy foods with a Detroit flavor and chill down with snowcones in
regular and "adult" flavors. Cash bar will also be available.
FREE for museum members, $10 for non-members and $6 for Western Reserve PBS members. Tickets will be available at the door.
Sunday, June 6,
11 am - 5 pm
Enjoy free admission into the galleries on the first Sunday of every month as well as the following free events (part of Sunday Sampler, a joint initiative between the museum, downtown library and Summit Artspace):
- Extreme Weather Landscapes! Family Drop-In, 12 - 3 pm
What is a landscape? What kinds of information do artists include in
landscapes? How do artists capture the sensations we experience during
extreme weather? For answers to these questions and more, explore
everything from steamy hot colors in painted summer scenes to the icy
wind soundtrack of the Isaac Julien film installation, True North. After seeing the exhibition, participate in family-friendly tours and create some weather inspired artworks to take home.
For more information on the library and Summit Artspace's activities, visit www.AkronArtMuseum.org.
Thursday, June 17, 7:30 pm
On June 17, award-winning choreographer and director Doug Varone and company will give a free, public presentation of their Exploring Repertory
series at the Akron Art Museum. The presentation will feature a
breakdown of Varone's 2006 New York Dance and Performance Award winning
"Boats Leaving," with music by Arvo Part. "Boats Leaving," which was
created around scores of photos from the New York Times, will be
performed in its entirety before being broken down into individual
moments to be examined alongside their photographic inspirations.
To further illustrate the process of creating movement based on
imagery, Varone will create dance responses to art work from the
museum's collection before closing with an audience question and answer
session. The program is free and seating is available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Savor fair trade coffees, fresh
baked goods, cool salads, piping hot soups, hearty sandwiches and
gourmet chocolate desserts in Hattie's Café Express.
Tasty and affordable, meals range from $5 – $7 and are made fresh daily - museum admission is not required to eat in the Café.
The Café is open Wednesday - Sunday, 11 am - 3 pm and Thursday 11 am - 7:30 pm.
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Detroit Disassembled: Photographs by Andrew Moore
On View June 5 - October 10, 2010
Andrew Moore’s photographs of the Motor City are sublime—beautiful,
operatic in scale and drama, tragic yet offering a glimmer of hope. They
are the subject of Detroit Disassembled, an exhibition organized by the Akron Art Museum making its debut here before touring nationally.
Featuring 30 photographs taken between 2008 and 2009, the exhibition
showcases numerous structures from ornate public buildings to humble
homes. It is hard to believe that the post-apocalyptic scenes reflect
present-day America, but Moore has been scrupulously honest. Detroit,
once the epitome of our nation’s industrial wealth and might, has been
in decline for almost a half-century. The city is now one-third empty
land—more abandoned property than any American city except post-Katrina
New Orleans.
This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and made
possible by a major gift from Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell with
additional support from the John A. McAlonan Fund of Akron Community
Foundation. The accompanying publication is underwritten by Fred and
Laura Ruth Bidwell with additional funding from the Elizabeth Firestone
Graham Foundation.
Image Credit: Andrew Moore, National Time clock, former Cass Technical High School building, digital chromogenic print scanned from film negative, 34 x 27 in., Collection of Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell
Exhibition Catalogue
 Accompanying
the exhibition is a large format 128-page hardcover book, "Detroit
Disassembled," co-published by the Akron Art Museum and Damiani Editore
(Italy).
In addition to 74 luscious full-page and double-spread plates, the
volume contains an artist's statement and an essay by Philip Levine, a
Detroit native and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Critics
Circle Award and two National Book Awards.
Distributed internationally, the book retails for $50 and may be
purchased in the Museum Store. Order by calling 330.376.9186 x280. Store
hours are Wednesday - Sunday: 11 am - 5 pm, Thursday 11 am - 9 pm. If
you are unable to reach a store employee, either during business hours
or on days closed, leave a voice mail and someone will return your call
as soon as possible.
On View June 5 - October 3, 2010
Isaac Julien's audio-visual installation True North (2004) is a journey into the beautiful yet terrifying midst of a sublime continent.
Unfolding on three screens that span nearly 40 feet, the mesmerizing
installation transports viewers through a bleak yet majestic arctic
landscape, which has seduced scientists, explorers, writers and visual
artists since the 19th century. True North is loosely inspired by
the story of Matthew Henson (1866 - 1955), the black American explorer
who accompanied Robert Peary and was among the first people to reach the
North Pole in 1909. The video's narration is taken from a shocking
interview in which Henson claimed that he had reached the Pole before
Peary.
The exhibition marks the Midwest debut of this important work from the museum's collection.
This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and made
possible by support from the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron
Community Foundation, The Burton D. Morgan Foundation, the Harris
Stanton Gallery and The Welty Family Foundation.
Image Credit: Isaac Julien, from True North, 2004,
video installation with three screens and sound, Collection of the Akron
Art Museum, Purchased, by exchange, with funds from Mrs. Frederick W.
Gehring and the Knight Purchase Fund for Photographic Media 2005.1
There's Still Time - Purchase Tickets Today for the 15th Annual Akron Wine Auction
Saturday, June 12, 6:30 pm
This year, rediscover what makes the Wine Auction Akron's premiere
event. Held in the museum for the first time ever, attendees will enjoy
great food, company, atmosphere and, of course, the finest vintages. The
evening's featured winemakers are Burgess Cellars and Firestone
Vineyard, both of Napa Valley. Guests from each will attend the event -
Steve Burgess from Burgess Cellars and Paul Warson from Firestone
Vineyards.
Dinner will be catered by Cleveland's Spice of Life Catering
Company. For your bidding pleasure, the live and silent auctions will
feature exclusive wines, exciting trips and unique lifestyle services.
After dinner and the auction, the party will continue on the Akron Golf Charities Terrace with music and dancing.
6:30 pm - Cocktail Reception / Silent Auction
7:45 pm - Dinner and Live Auction
9:30 pm - Terrace Club Opens
Cocktail Attire
Valet Parking
Non-members who purchase tickets to the Wine Auction will automatically receive a museum membership. Click HERE for further information or to purchase tickets.
LAST CHANCE! Entry deadline has been extended to Monday, June 7.
Enter today for a chance to win a three-year lease on Lexus' most
efficient hybrid vehicle, the HS 250h, and help the museum continue to
offer world class exhibitions and valuable educational programming to
the community.
Go Green or Take the Green
The winner will have the choice of a three-year lease, including
down payment, 36 monthly lease payments, first year tags and title
expenses, or taking a $15,000 cash alternative. Click HERE for full contest rules.
Only 500 tickets will be sold, buy yours today!
Downtown@Dusk Returns!
The Akron Art Museum's popular outdoor summer concert series
returns for its 26th annual season! Enjoy live performances Thursday
evenings, June 24 - August 12, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the museum's High
Street parking lot. In addition to the concert, art activities for
children and an accompanying adult will take place from 6 - 8:30 pm, as
will ArtTalks@Dusk from 7:30 - 7:45 pm in the auditorium.
2010 Schedule
Thursday, June 24 – Wanda Hunt Band, Old School Rhythm & Blues
• ArtTalk@Dusk: The Accidental Aesthetics of Urban Decline, Terry Schwarz, interim director of the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and founder of Pop Up City Cleveland
Thursday, July 1 – Patrick Sweany, Blues, Folk and Soul Inspired Americana
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Ruined Nation: Photographing Abandoned Buildings in Northeast Ohio, Carissa Russell, graphic designer and photographer
Thursday, July 8 – Colin Dussault, Blues, Roots and Rock
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Living with Detroit: An All Purpose Guide to American Forgetting, Jerry Herron, Dean of Irvin D. Reid Honors College, Wayne State University
Thursday, July 15 – Anne E. DeChant, Folk Rock
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Loveland: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Detroit Micro Real Estate…But were too Afraid to Ask, Jerry Paffendorf, Loveland CEO
Thursday, July 22 – Sammy DeLeon, Latin Jazz
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Can Art Save Detroit?, Barbara Tannenbaum, director of curatorial affairs
Thursday, July 29 – 15 60 75 The Numbers Band, Rock/Abstract Blues
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Grizzled Wizardry, PR Miller, artist
Thursday, August 5 – Robin Stone, Neo Soul
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Crystalline Voyages: Polar Exploration in Art, Ellen Rudolph, curator of exhibitions
Thursday, August 12 – Cats on Holiday, Swamp Pop
• ArtTalk@Dusk: Dance Demonstration, Jill Sigman, conceptual performance artist/dancer and Gustavo Aguilar, percussionist
Parking is free in the High Street municipal garage directly across
the street from the entrance of the Akron Art Museum. No smoking, pets,
bottles, cans, bikes, skateboards, sporting equipment or chalk allowed.
For more information, please call 330.376.9186 x230.
Downtown@Dusk 2010 is made possible by The City of Akron. It is presented in cooperation with 89.7 WKSU. Family Fun Nights are made possible by a gift from the Jean P. Wade Foundation. ArtTalks@Dusk are presented by the Gertrude F. Orr Trust Advised Fund of Akron Community Foundation.
Image Credit: Cats on Holiday
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