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RSSWinter/Spring 2013 Issue of Studio Magazine
The latest issue of Studio is now available at the Museum, as a viewable e-book here or as a downloadable PDF here!
This issue includes covers by artists Kianja Strobert and David Hartt; a conversation between David Hartt, Thelma Golden and Thomas J. Lax about his upcoming Spring 2013 exhibition at Studio Museum; an introduction to our 2012-13 Artists in Residence; a report from dOCUMENTA (13); and commentaries on inspiration from the artists featured in Fore.
Kwanzaa Community Quilt Project 2011
Visit the Museum Store now through December 31, 2012 to view the culmination of the 2011 Kwanzaa Community Quilt Project. Members and visitors to the Studio Museum began constructing the quilt December 2011 during Target Free Sunday workshops to celebrate the core Kwanzaa values of Culture, Creativity, and Unity. Interest grew and the project continued until August 2012 under the volunteer leadership of Ife Felix, founding member of the Harlem Girls Quilt Circle. We hope all will enjoy this labor of love and community.
Robert S. Duncanson
An Antebellum African-American Artist
There are only two weeks left to see a fantastic exhibition here in New York City: Robert S. Duncanson: An Antebellum African-American Artist, on view at Columbia University’s Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery through December 8.
Frieze London 2012
Artist Highlights
This past month London was bustling with art openings, projects, and performances, all a part of a phenomenon known as “Frieze.” From October 11–14, Regent’s Park played host to the Frieze art fair, presenting over 170 international contemporary galleries as well as a prestigious program of artist commissions and talks. Now in its tenth edition, Frieze London continues to be one of the art highlights of the year, generating a week filled with not only lucrative transactions, but also creative expression and critical awareness.
Notably, works by many Studio Museum in Harlem artists were prominently featured throughout the fair grounds. Here are some highlights of pieces by artists involved at the Museum, either through being represented in our Permanent Collection or having participated in our acclaimed Artist-in-Residence program. Enjoy!
The Bearden Project
Featured Store Item!
The newly released The Bearden Project is the capstone of the Studio Museum’s exhibition by the same name—celebrating the centennial of Romare Bearden’s birth. It includes all 100 works inspired, informed, and influenced by Bearden, as well as artist statements detailing exactly how the iconic pioneer affected their work. The intergenerational group of artists, working with an array of mediums, includes some privileged to have known Bearden personally and others who encountered his work through later exhibitions. As museum director Thelma Golden points out, “What these artists share… is an awareness of the crucial importance of Bearden’s contributions to their development, both institutionally and creatively, as visual artists.”
Sneak Peek Fall/Winter 2012 [Photos]
Get a behind-the-scenes look at our Fall/Winter 2012–13 Exhibitions and Projects featuring Fore, Gordon Parks: A Harlem Family 1967, Harlem Postcards Fall 2012 and Harlem Postcards: Tenth Anniversary opening Sunday, Novemer 11!
Fall/Winter 2012–13 Exhibitions and Projects will now open Sunday, November 11th
*UPDATE*
Due to the recent weather conditions, The Studio Museum in Harlem’s Fall/Winter 2012–13 Exhibitions and Projects, including Fore and Gordon Parks: A Harlem Family 1967, will now open on November 11, 2012, instead of November 8, as previously announced. We look forward to updating you soon with more news.
The Museum staff and board send best wishes for the safety and well-being of all our friends, neighbors and colleagues.
In Conversation with Kura Shomali
For Kura Shomali, an artist living and working in Kinshasa, Congo, L’art est une camisole et je ne sais comment la porte; une peur intérieure de ne pas pouvoir répondre aux peurs collectives. Seul l’art pourra l’apaiser.
"Art is a straight jacket and I do not know how to wear it; an inner fear of not being able to meet the collective fears. Only art can soothe."